‘Unduly lenient’ sentence for abuser

The prison sentence imposed on the father of abuse victim Fiona Doyle was "unduly lenient", the Court of Appeal has found.

Patrick O’Brien, aged 75, had pleaded guilty to 16 charges of rape and indecent assault at Mackintosh Park, Pottery Rd, Dún Laoghaire, from 1973 to 1982.

Trial judge Mr Justice Paul Carney had described it as one of the worst cases of abuse one could find.