A round-up of today's regional news stories in brief
Man convicted of sexual assault
A Donegal man has been convicted at the Central Criminal Court of sexually assaulting three young girls in his daughter’s bed while they were on sleepovers at his house.
The 44-year-old man, pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting three then 13-year-old girls on separate dates between February 2006 and January 2007. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts.
Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy remanded the accused in custody until his sentence date next month. He registered the man as a sex offender and ordered victim impact statements.
Gardaí investigate Tullamore shooting
Gardaí investigating a gun attack on a house in Tullamore have not ruled out a possible link between the shooting and a number of recent gun attacks in the town.
The house was attacked at about 1.30am yesterday when a shot was discharged from a shotgun at the front door of the home at Hophill in Tullamore. No one was injured in the shooting.
Supt Fergus Dwyer of Tullamore Garda station said “one witness said they saw a small white or silver car leaving the estate. After that car left the estate, a few seconds later, a taxi left the estate and we would be anxious to talk to the driver or any occupants of the taxi.”