A former SDLP councillor was yesterday jailed for two years for indecently assaulting two nine-year-old girls.
Michael Cunningham, who resigned last month from his post as an SDLP representative on Newry and Mourne Council in Co Down, was also given a year's probation, which will be served after his release.
Cunningham (51), from Kilkeel, changed his plea and admitted 13 counts of abuse dating back to 1979 at his trial in Newry last month. He will have his details kept on the RUC's register of sex offenders.