The mother of murdered woman Alicia Brough has today described an apology from her daughter’s killer as "painful to listen to".

A Limerick man has pleaded guilty to murdering four people including his ex-partner and their five month old baby daughter Amy.

The Central Criminal Court trial of a Waterford man accused of murdering of his wife has entered its closing stages, as the judge hears the defence’s application to withdraw the case from the jury.