The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering Laois nanny Aoife Phelan has been told it can return a majority verdict.

The Central Criminal Court has heard Laois nanny Aoife Phelan was not pregnant at the time of her death.

A 25-year-old Portlaoise man has gone on trial accused of murdering 30-year-old nanny, Aoife Phelan.