Mother to be sentenced in Roscommon incest case

A mother-of-six who pleaded guilty to two counts of incest and two charges of sexual abuse against a son and to neglecting and ill-treating each of her children is due to be sentenced at Roscommon Circuit Court today.

The children were forced to live in a filthy home, often with no food, the court had heard.

The offences happened between 1998 and 2004.