Rapist jailed for further attack

A convicted rapist who attacked a woman in the street just 36 hours after his release from a 15-year prison sentence has been jailed for a further five years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Trevor Byrne (aged 28), with an address at Mountain View Court, Summerhill, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery of Ms Olivia Mariano, assault causing her harm and threatening to kill a man who came to her rescue at Eglington Terrace, Phibsboro on December 16, 2005.