Annie Lafferty: ' I feel I can take over the world' after father's rape conviction

“I lost a good lot of my childhood and adulthood. Only now have I realised that I have my whole life ahead of me.”

A 25-year-old Donegal woman who waived her anonymity during her father’s rape case has told of the “overwhelming sense of relief” at his conviction.

Maurice Lafferty (50) of Corcullen, Castlefin, Donegal, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping his daughter Annie Lafferty at his home on dates between November 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.