A man who raped his two sisters over 30 years ago has been given a four year sentence at the Central Criminal Court.
The 50-year-old man was found guilty by a jury in March on four counts, one each of rape and indecent assault of each sister, in Co Cork on dates in 1971 and 1972.
Mr Justice Paul Butler said he remembered the graphic evidence in the trial very well but had to bear in mind that the accused man had been convicted in relation to one "double incident" only.
Mr Justice Butler imposed concurrent sentences totalling four years and suspended the final three years.
He said he was taking into account the fact the man was aged 14 years old at the time of the offence, that he had accepted the jury's verdict and that there was no risk of re-offending.
Mr Justice Butler directed that the man's name be added to the register of sex offenders.