Cian Farrelly

A professional musician has been jailed for three years for the rape and sexual assault of his sister which began when she was six years old.

Ms O’Leary said the parents were in a “horrible situation” trying to support both children and there had been a lot of conflict in the family. Later that week she said he asked for a hug, had her straddle him and moved his crotch against her while fully clothed. Farrelly was arrested after Ms Farrelly made a statement to gardaí and he made admissions when interviewed. She said the sexual abuse had been a maladaptive attempt to achieve intimacy. She said her brother had silenced her for years, saying the abuse had to be “our secret.” He told her he knew it wouldn’t mean much to her now but he was sorry for the hurt and pain he had caused. She outlined how intimate relationships had been “ruined” by the abuse and her relationship with her parents was impacted. At times, Ms Farrelly would be left in the care of her brother. She said he was described as very introverted and makes no effort to build new relationships. She said her brother had been allowed to slot back into her life. The judge said that had he been dealing with the adult abuse of a child, he would have set a headline sentence of 10-15 years. Ms Farrelly said she was determined not to let the abuse define her.

A WOMAN who was sexually abused by her older brother when she was a child has said the rest of her life starts now after he was jailed for three years.

He told her he knew it wouldn’t mean much to her now but he was sorry for the hurt and pain he had caused. She described how she had dreaded sitting with her family at the dinner table seated beside Farrelly and had been “basically trapped” in the family home with him due to Covid. Speaking outside court, Ms Farrelly said she was pleased with the sentence that was handed down, saying that the headline sentence the judge mentioned was “enough” for her. His sister was aged between seven and eight and a half at the time, while Farrelly was aged between 15 and a half and 17-years-old. She said she hoped he would finally pay for what he had done and that she was determined to grow and heal. A WOMAN who was sexually abused by her older brother when she was a child has said the rest of her life starts now after he was jailed for three years.

A woman who was abused by her older brother when she was a child has waived her right to anonymity in the hope of inspiring other survivors to come ...

"This is not going to define me anymore. After watching her older brother Cian being jailed today for abusing her as a child, she bravely waived her anonymity in the hope that other survivors of intra-familial abuse would be inspired to come forward. A woman who was abused by her older brother when she was a child has waived her right to anonymity in the hope of inspiring other survivors to come forward.

Cian Farrelly (30) was a teenager when he began abusing his seven-year-old sister.

She said the sexual abuse had been a maladaptive attempt to achieve intimacy. He told her he knew it would not mean much to her now, but he was sorry for the hurt and pain he had caused. She outlined how intimate relationships had been "ruined" by the abuse and her relationship with her parents was impacted. She said she had initially feared speaking about the abuse in case she was taken from her parents. She said he was described as very introverted and makes no effort to build new relationships. She said he had expressed remorse. She said her brother had been allowed to slot back into her life. Ms Farrelly said she was determined not to let the abuse define her. The judge said that had he been dealing with the adult abuse of a child, he would have set a headline sentence of 10-15 years. She feels this is another thing her brother has taken from her. When I got that I just broke down because everything I sacrificed for years has finally made it all worth it." "I'm a lot more content now than I was," she told reporters.

A woman who was sexually abused by her older brother when she was a child has said today is the start of the rest of her life after he was jailed for three ...

She said the sexual abuse had been a maladaptive attempt to achieve intimacy. He told her he knew it wouldn’t mean much to her now but he was sorry for the hurt and pain he had caused. She said her brother had silenced her for years, saying the abuse had to be “our secret.” She outlined how intimate relationships had been “ruined” by the abuse and her relationship with her parents was impacted. She said he was described as very introverted and makes no effort to build new relationships. She said he had expressed remorse. She said her brother had been allowed to slot back into her life. Ms Farrelly said she was determined not to let the abuse define her. The judge said that had he been dealing with the adult abuse of a child, he would have set a headline sentence of 10-15 years. She feels this is another thing her brother has taken from her. When I got that I just broke down because everything I sacrificed for years has finally made it all worth it.” “I'm a lot more content now than I was,” she told reporters.

“Goodbye Cian,” Aoife Farrelly said in her victim impact statement, adding she hoped she would never see or hear from her brother again.

She said the sexual abuse had been a maladaptive attempt to achieve intimacy. She said her brother had silenced her for years, saying the abuse had to be “our secret.” She outlined how intimate relationships had been “ruined” by the abuse and her relationship with her parents was impacted. She said he was described as very introverted and makes no effort to build new relationships. He told her he knew it wouldn’t mean much to her now but he was sorry for the hurt and pain he had caused. She said he had expressed remorse. She said her brother had been allowed to slot back into her life. Ms Farrelly said she was determined not to let the abuse define her. The judge said that had he been dealing with the adult abuse of a child, he would have set a headline sentence of 10-15 years. She feels this is another thing her brother has taken from her. “I'm a lot more content now than I was,” she told reporters. When I got that I just broke down because everything I sacrificed for years has finally made it all worth it.”