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Tue 01 Jan 2007Nine years for raping woman in LimerickA man who raped a Limerick woman in the west of the city has been jailed for nine years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.Emmanuel Ashibougwu (26), with an address at The Square, Annacotty, Limerick, is currently serving a seven-year sentence for possession of heroin valued €500,000. The court had heard Ashibougwu was convicted at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on February 20th, 2006, of having the heroin on O'Connell Avenue in the city on August 18th, 2005.