Galway man who abused his daughter for years 'would wink and blow kisses at her'

A Galway man who committed “despicable crimes” by subjecting his daughter to years of physical and sexual abuse has today been jailed for eight years.

The man (aged 55), who cannot be named to protect the victim's anonymity, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the rape of his daughter on dates between 2000 to 2002, and to sexually assaulting his daughter from 1995 to 2002 when the girl was aged between 11 and 18 years old.