A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin for the trial of a Kildare man on rape, buggery and false imprisonment charges dating back to 1994.
The 27-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to four charges alleging that he raped a woman, buggered her, forced oral sex on her and falsely imprisoned her at Powerscourt mountain, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow between 10 p.m. on December 29th and 2 a.m. on December 30th 1994.
The hearing will begin today before Mr Justice Patrick Smith and is expected to continue for at least four days.
