Portlaoise man jailed for four years for rape of woman in secluded lane
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By David O'Sullivan A Portlaoise man has been jailed for four years for the rape of a woman in a secluded lane. Ivan Kelly (23), of Buttercup Avenue, Esker Hills was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury following a trial last October. He had pleaded not guilty to the rape in a County Laois tow