Former Seminarian has jail term increased for repeated rape of young cousin

The Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentence of a former seminarian from five to seven years following a determination that his original term was unduly lenient. Aidan Gallagher, aged 41, of Dadreen, Killadoon, Westport, County Mayo, was convicted by jury in May 2023 of six counts of oral rape of his cousin committed between 1998 and 2003. The trial took place at the Central Criminal Court in…