Pair appeal convictions for abuse committed more than 40 years ago

Two men convicted of historical sexual abuse have brought appeals against their convictions to the Court of Appeal. Francis McLoughlin, aged 66, of Mahanagh, Cloonloo, Co Sligo, was found guilty of indecently assaulting two young boys between 1963 and 1974. Brian Wynne, aged 59, of Derrynacarn, Cloonloo, Co Sligo, was convicted on five counts of indecently assaulting one of the boys in a period ending January 1973…