Munster rape trial hears from girl's interview with specialist gardaí when she was nine

Her parents, grandmother and several aunts and uncles are accused of sexually abusing her and two of her brothers

The Central Criminal Court heard that both parents are also accused of wilfully neglecting another two of their children.

A trial of three men and four women accused of sexually abusing three children has heard a girl describe how her parents and relatives allegedly sexually abused her.

The seven accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, include the parents, grandmother and several aunts and uncles of the three main child complainants. The accused range in ages from their 20s to their 50s and live in various locations in Munster.