Bail application by convicted rapist withdrawn

A Corkman jailed for 13 years after he was found guilty of raping two teenage sisters of his former girlfriend has withdrawn his application to be released on bail.

Today, the three-judge Court of Criminal Appeal consisting of Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, sitting with Mr Justice Declan Budd and Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne, were informed by counsel for Trevor Casey, Tim O'Leary SC, that the application for bail pending the determination of his client's appeal was being withdrawn.