Personal injuries action for alleged rape is statute barred

 Personal injury proceedings – trial of preliminary issue – Statute of Limitations - Plaintiff alleges that she was raped by the defendant in July 1987 – alleges that the her life has been blighted by the alleged rape – alleges consequential mental health difficulties – issued proceedings in September 2015 – claimed that she was under a disability by reason of the fact that she was suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression - o evidence before the court to support the contention that she was at any time acting under such a disability – full defence filed – alleged that it was an attempt to extort money – no criminal charges were brought after investigation - claim is greatly outside the two-year time limit on the bringing of personal injuries actions - 27 years of age at the time of the alleged assault and thus is outside the protective ambit of s.48A(1)(a) – outside the 6 months period provided by the PIAB authorisation – Court dismisses the plaintiff’s claim for being statute-barred.