A Co Galway man has failed in his bid to have a fresh appeal against his conviction for the murder of an elderly woman more than 25 years ago heard by the Supreme Court.

A Galway man has applied to have his appeal against his conviction for the murder of an elderly woman more than 25 years ago heard by the Supreme Court on the grounds that it raises a number of points of exceptional public importance.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has rejected today an appeal brought by a Co Galway man against his conviction for the murder of an elderly woman more than 25 years ago.

A confession made by a Co Galway man convicted of the murder of an elderly woman over 25 years ago was the work of more than one person, a scientist told the Court of Criminal Appeal today.