No 'forensic evidence of rape' in Donegal man's trial

There was no forensic evidence that a Donegal man carried out an alleged rape in a Dublin bedsit on a girl who said she had earlier snorted cocaine, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Ms Jennifer Ryan, a forensic scientist, told defence counsel, Mr Richard Lyons SC she found no evidence of semen when she examined pubic hair and items of clothing belonging to the alleged victim.