Man admits to raping daughter over ten-year period while Mum was at bingo

Wicklow man raped daughter on a ‘daily basis’

Mary Rose Gearty SC, defending, said that her client is an elderly man in "extremely poor health" who has taken full responsibility for these grave offences.

She said he suffers from arthritis and is in ongoing and constant pain for which he wears a morphine patch. He falls regularly and currently has some broken ribs due to a recent fall.

She said he receives eight hours of oxygen as he sleeps at night, has a heart condition and takes over 15 different tablets each day.

She said he made "genuinely helpful" admissions and entered a guilty plea instead of "cynically" trying to sit and wait it out.

Mr Justice Carney initially remanded O'Brien in custody for sentencing next Monday but after hearing from Ms Gearty that her client is not a flight risk he remanded him on continuing bail until then.

Mr Justice Carney said that he was doing this "provided no hope is read into it."

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