Reporter Conor Gallagher and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s Noeline Blackwell talk to Kathy Sheridan

At least one thousand people gather to show support for woman in Belfast trial

Defence team said messages were banter while prosecution said they showed lack of respect for women

Defence solicitor says comments pollute public discourse and raise concerns over integrity of process

Accused Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison not guilty on all counts

Outside in the bright corridors the families clustered about them. Lawyers beamed

Three of the four Belfast trial defendants were rugby players

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding cleared of rape, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison also acquitted

Jurors told ‘not to sit in judgment’ on police or to punish them for perceived failures

Counsel for Blane McIlroy claims alleged rape victim trying to protect her reputation

Stuart Olding counsel says police made a ‘cardinal error’

Lawyers for defence and prosecution make closing arguments in trial of Ireland rugby players

Prosecution counsel begins closing address to jury at rugby players’ rape trial

Jury has been told it will begin deliberations by late next week

Evidence finishes in trial, closing speeches from counsel to be heard on Wednesday

Rugby player’s friend Rory Harrison denies trying to ‘manage’ woman at centre of case

Third accused in Belfast trial faces questions on ‘fantasy’ account and social media boasts

Man accused of exposing himself to a woman directly after she was allegedly raped

Rape accused says not fanciful that he would kiss woman ‘open mouthed’ after she gave teammate oral sex

Rugby player says reference to ‘she’ meant night out and ‘very loose’ meant good fun

Rugby player tells jury his hobbies include miming to rap and drawing super heroes

Jury members agree to sit on Saturday to make up for lost time in rugby players’ trial

Focus on social media texts between rugby players as prosecution completes evidence

Prosecuting counsel reads an agreed list of texts into the court record

Rory Harrison is accused of perverting the course of justice

Rory Harrison is accused of destroying evidence and perverting the court of justice

Recordings of police interview with rugby player (24) played during Belfast trial

Court hears Rory Harrison called Blane McIlroy to say woman from night out ‘might have cried rape’

Rugby player says he strenuously denies the shocking allegations made against him

The prosecution is entering the final stage of its evidence with case set to resume on Friday

Stuart Olding’s semen found on jeans and underwear of complainant, court told

Court heard details of oral sex and woman’s injuries in Paddy Jackson/Stuart Olding trial

Olding’s house searched without his knowledge during police interview

Six women gave evidence after the complainant

Rape trial ends week in blur of texts, emojis, and accounts by taxi driver and friends

Friend of alleged victim says ‘rape is rape’ regardless of profession of those involved

Friend of alleged rape victim describes how she tried to convince her to go to police

Woman tells Jackson-Olding trial there was ‘no distress’ in sexual activity she witnessed

Nine men and three women on the jury visit location of alleged assualt during party in 2016

Student claims rugby player ‘leant forward’ to kiss her