Court dismisses murder appeal of man who lured teen to his death by posing as girl

A teenager jailed for life two years ago, having lured another teen to his death by pretending to be a girl over text messages, has had his appeal against conviction dismissed on all grounds.

Marcus Kirwan, of Cooley Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, who is now 22-year-old, had denied murdering 19-year-old David Byrne in Dublin four years ago.