Convicted paedophile has sentence shortened

A convicted paedophile has been successful in his appeal against the severity of the life sentence imposed on him for raping two young boys in a Dublin city centre location between 2004 and 2006.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today reduced the life term imposed by Mr Justice Paul Carney on Philip Sullivan to a term 15 years in prison with the final two and a half years suspended provided he comply with certain conditions.