Teen rape trial in closing stages

The closing stages have been reached in the trial at the Central Criminal Court of a Wexford teenager accused of raping a Wicklow schoolgirl at the Arklow "Sea Breeze" festival in July 2004.

The State case has closed and the jury is hearing concluding speeches by counsel for the prosecution, Ms Aileen Donnelly SC (with Mr Garnet Orange BL) and for the defence, Mr Hugo Hynes SC (with David Whelan BL) this afternoon.