A Co Galway couple in their 40s have appeared at a special sitting of Galway District Court on charges of cruelty and neglect of their children.
The man was also charged with ten counts of rape against four daughters.
The man was charged with ten counts of rape against four daughters. In reply to these charges he said 'I didn't do it.'
The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested at their home in Co Galway shortly before 7.30am this morning and taken to a garda station.
The man was also charged with two counts of cruelty and neglect of a son, his wife was charged with 18 counts of cruelty and neglect of her children.
She replied only to the final charge saying: ‘it's not true’.
The charges relate to a 12-year period from 1997 to date.
Judge Geoffrey Browne remanded the couple to a special sitting of Ennis District Court on 29 December.
Both the husband and wife deny the charges.
