Chawke shooting: Man fails in appeal

A Dublin man has failed in his appeal against his conviction for the shooting of publican Charlie Chawke during a robbery.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today dismissed the appeal brought by Frank Ward (aged 57), who received two concurrent life sentences in October 2007 for shooting and robbing Mr Chawke in the car park of the Goat Grill, Goatstown on October 6th, 2003.