Court has 'no hesitation' in dismissing Mayo man's appeal to set aside sex abuse conviction

A Mayo man has failed in a bid to have his conviction set aside for sexually abusing three sisters of a neighbouring family over an 18-year period.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of the victims, began abusing the girls when they were aged between nine and 12 years old, with the abuse starting in 1976 and the last incidence occurring in 1994.