Victim of man convicted of raping 7 daughters and sister didn't know what a Christmas present was, court hears

(Left to right) Margaret Hutchinson and Helen O'Donoghue - both daughters of convicted rapist James O'Reilly (aged 75) of Killeens, Ballynonty, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Pic: Collins

The daughter of a Tipperary man who sexually abused eight members of his family has said she can remember her father abusing her from her earliest childhood memories.

James O'Reilly (aged 75) of Killeens, Ballynonty, Thurles, Co Tipperary, had pleaded not guilty to 81 counts of rape and sexual abuse on dates between 1977 and 2000.