12 years for Cavan man who repeatedly raped niece

A Cavan bachelor who developed "a distorted conception" of his then five to 15-years-old niece as his "life's partner" has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

A Cavan bachelor who developed "a distorted conception" of his then five to 15-years-old niece as his "life partner" has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

Charlie Dunne (aged 65), of Carnalynch, Bailieborough raped and sexually assaulted the victim regularly on dates from 1971 to 1982 in Counties Cavan, Dublin and Wicklow.