Former Ros na Rún actor fails in appeal against rape conviction

Garrett Phillips was given a 6 year prison term aftebeing convicted of one charge of orally raping a 20-year-old woman on the outskirts of Galway city in 2015.

The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by former Ros na Rún actor, Garrett Phillips, against his conviction for the rape of a young woman in Galway over five years ago.

The three-judge court dismissed a plea by lawyers for Phillips that his legal team during his trial in April 2018 should have been allowed to cross-examine the victim about sexual activity with her boyfriend approximately a week before the offence.