Sligo man pleads guilty to rape of daughters

An elderly Sligo man has pleaded guilty to raping and indecently assaulting his two daughters over a period of 16 years.

The man (aged 65) who can’t be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 16 sample counts including indecent assault, unlawful sexual intercourse, rape and buggery of two daughters between 1980 and 1996 at a Sligo location.