Kilkenny man loses appeal against murder conviction

A Kilkenny man who murdered a 36-year-old mother of two at her home lost his appeal against the conviction today.

The Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed the appeal by Mark Costigan (aged 19), of Aylesbury, Kilkenny who was jailed for life in December 2004 for the murder of Christine Quinn (aged 36) at her home at Greenfields Road, Kilkenny on December 5, 2002.