A judge found guilty of attempting to deceive an elderly friend out of half his estate is to resign.

A jury has heard today that a District Court judge Heather Perrin was visibly upset when gardaí informed her last July that she was to be charged with deception.

The trial of a District Court judge accused of attempting to deceive an elderly man out of half his estate has heard that the alleged victim is not suffering from any memory problems.

The alleged victim of a district court judge accused of deception has said he never consented to leaving half of his estate to her children

A District Court judge has gone on trial accused of deceiving an elderly man into bequeathing half of his estate to her children.