Michael Poole (65) was unanimously convicted by a jury of 14 counts of raping Lisa Brown on dates between 1980 and 1988. Poole, of Bowbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty to 27 counts of indecent assaults but denied the rape charges. On Friday, Judge Patrick McGrath jailed Poole for 12 years. The court was told the victim wished to waive her anonymity to allow for her abuser, who was 13 years her senior, to be named. Gageby told the court his client has a thalidomide birth defect, suffers from a depressive disorder and has made numerous attempts on his life.

Source: The Herald March 20, 2026 19:48 UTC