A Dublin man who sexually abused and took pornographic photos of six young boys over a total of 11 years has been sentenced to life in prison by the Central Criminal Court.
The defendant also raped one of the boys after he took him to Galway in 1991.
Relatives of the boys cried as details of the assaults and victim impact reports were read out in court.
The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy between January 1st, 1991 and December 31st, 1993 in Galway and the defendants home.
He pleaded guilty of the sexual assault of three other boys on dates unknown between 1989 and 2000 in his home and in hotels around the country.
He also pleaded guilty to five counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography on dates between 1998 and 2000.