Dublin father jailed for 14 years for abuse of daughter

A Dublin father has been sentenced to 14 years in prison with the final two years suspended for the sexual and physical abuse of his daughter.

During a nine-day trial last April a jury at the Central Criminal Court returned verdicts of guilty on 20 counts of sexual assault, 19 counts of oral rape and 19 counts of anal rape on dates between 2001 and 2006.