Man is charged with rape, incest

A Co Galway man appeared in court yesterday on 48 charges of rape and incest

A Co Galway man appeared in court yesterday on 48 charges of rape and incest. The accused man was returned for trial to the Central Criminal Court when he made a brief appearance before Judge James O'Sullivan in Ballinasloe.

The alleged offences, involving the 49 year old man's teenage daughter, occurred between 1987 and 1994.

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