Justice at last for Noel Farrell’s victims, with Alison O’Reilly

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · Mar 10, 2026 · 27m

Warning: This episode deals with child sexual abuse and listeners may find it upsettingLast month, Sligo musician Noel Farrell was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted on sample counts of sexually abusing five of his children.The Central Criminal Court heard how they were neglected, starved, locked in their rooms for days, raped, and beaten – and how after receiving medical treatment for rape-related injuries, they were returned to their father.Their mother Tessie, a chronic alcoholic, was not believed when she told locals what Farrell was doing to the children and reported…