Man fails to have harassment conviction overturned

A man who received a five-year sentence for harassing his former girlfriend has had an attempt to overturn his conviction rejected by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

Seamus Quirke (aged 45) was sentenced to five years in prison with three years suspended by Judge Patrick Moran in October last year, having denied harassment of teacher Grainne Barry on various dates between 2005 and 2008.