A judge at Cork District Court declined to accept jurisdiction in the case after gardaí clarified the length of time it took for the mother to call gardaí about the fact that her son was missing.

Nine children from a family of 10 have been taken from their parents on the basis of alleged neglect or abuse, the High Court heard on Monday

The Court of Appeal found that his original 15-year sentence was too lenient

The trial judge described the case, which involved the sexual abuse and neglect of a number of young children, as 'sheer horror'

The woman appealed her convictions on the grounds that the charge of neglect was too vague and should have been withdrawn by the trial judge