Man jailed for raping woman without a condom loses appeal against conviction

A 32-year-old man jailed for raping a woman without a condom, who he had been briefly dating, has lost an appeal against his conviction.

The Meath man, who cannot be identified to protect the victim’s identity, was convicted of a single count of raping the woman at her apartment in Dublin on November 23, 2014. He had denied the charge.