A 20 year old man was jailed yesterday for having sex with an under age girl.
Paul Eanis, of Staadmill Road, Portmarnock, pleaded guilty to having sex with a girl, who was then aged 14, in February, 1995.
Swords District Court heard there was now no relationship between the girl and the defendant, and that she was now getting on much better at school and with her parents.
Garda Helen Barrett said she got a complaint about the relationship from the girl's mother. The defendant admitted having sex with the girls.
"Because of the age of this girl, I have to consider a prison sentence," said Judge Sean Delap. "Nobody is entitled to ply a girl that age with alcohol and have sex with her."
He added that Ennis by pleading guilty, had at least saved her "the agony of the witness box", but said he had to sentence him to 12 months in prison.