Roscommon man jailed for abuse of sister

A Roscommon man who sexually abused his sister has been given a five year sentence by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court today.

The 38-year-old man who is serving an eight year sentence for sexually abusing his brother grew up terrified of his father who savagely beat and sexually abused him for several years so that as a child he felt "unsupported and isolated and unable to form friendships".