Alma and Niamh remain in a critical condition in Tallaght University Hospital, while their younger sister Ellie, is being treated for serious injuries in St Vincent’s University Hospital after she was transferred from St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny.

The 68-year-old Donegal man was convicted after a trial at the Central Criminal Court of 16 offences

The 52-year-old man had denied the charges but was convicted following a trial by a Central Criminal Court jury.

Gloria Nkencho said that gardai outside her home either ‘did not listen or hear me’ as she tried to tell them her brother had mental health issues.

Sophia and Grace Mohan were awarded damages of €19,200 and €21,500 by Judge Roderick Maguire on Thursday.

The women told the Central Criminal Court that the man’s offending had ongoing devastating effects on their lives. One sister said her brother had destroyed her “past, present and future”.