Man jailed for raping sister's best friend

A Kildare man has been jailed for eight years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court for raping a then teenage woman, his sister’s best friend, in a GAA grounds two years ago.

Michael O’Neill (aged 24), a father of one of Bishopsland, Kildare was also certified by Mr Justice Carney as a sex offender under the legislation and directed that he undergo five years post release supervision.