Dublin: Man charged with 79 counts of historical sexual offences
Forty-two of the charges relate to one of the girls and 34 to another.Two indecent assault charges relate to another of the girls, while one charge relates to the fourth alleged victim.Garda Superintendent Amy Kelly said she arrested the man at Dublin Airport before he was brought to Ballymun Garda Station.He appeared before the Dublin District Court in the Criminal Courts of Justice, and was remanded in custody.
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