Pirate radio station founder has appeal against conviction dismissed

The founder of a pirate radio station in Dublin, Eamon 'Captain' Cooke, has lost his appeal against his conviction on 42 counts of indecent assault against two young girls in the 1970s.

The now 70-year-old with addresses at Heatherview Avenue in Tallaght and Wheatfields Court in Clondalkin entered 13 grounds of appeal against his 2007 conviction.