Pensioner jailed for 20 years of child abuse

A pensioner and father of eight, who abused four young boys over a period of nearly 20 years, was jailed for four years today.

Mattie Keady, 68, from Spiddal, Co Galway, pleaded guilty at Galway Circuit Court to 12 sample charges of indecent assault and buggery, after initially facing 117 counts.