Trial of Dublin man accused of rape continues
The trial of a Dublin man accused of raping his niece while she was living in his home has continued in the Central Criminal Court.
The 41-year-old accused man has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of rape and five counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of his niece on dates between January and October 1990 when she was aged 14 and 15.
The jury were sent home early today while the trial continued in legal argument in their absence but will continue before Mr Justice John Quirke and a jury of eight men and four men tomorrow.
