Despite feeling relieved that justice had finally been served, Jessica revealed she wept as the monster was escorted from the courtroom following sentencing at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin. In a deeply emotional interview on Virgin Media News, she told presenter Colette Fitzpatrick: "I confronted him and then I sort of forgave him. View 4 Images The siblings looking at a picture of their father Noel during the Virgin Media News interview (Image: Virgin Media News)‌Asked whether she loved him, she replied: "I love him for the man he turned out to be afterwards. ‌Content cannot be displayed without consentJessica was joined on Virgin Media News by her brother Christopher Farrell, who was just one-and-a-half years old when their father first abused him. ‌Following his sister's candid account of her conflicted feelings towards their father, Christopher was asked what thoughts came to mind when he considered him.

Source: Daily Mirror April 08, 2026 13:18 UTC