'Every day, I am going to feel the pain,' says victim as guilt-ridden sex offender is jailed

A judge has jailed a guilt-ridden sex offender for three-and-a-half years for the sexual abuse of a young girl over a four-year period.

At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Gerald Keys imposed a six-year jail term suspending the final two-and-a-half years on the native of Barefield, Ennis, Co Clare, Johnny Galvin (aged 48) for the sexual abuse of the female who was aged 12 to 16 at the time.