A jury in the trial of a Polish man accused of trying to kill his wife has been shown the hammer used to beat her while she slept in their bed.

A Polish man on trial for trying to kill his wife with a hammer told gardaí she used to hit him and made his life "hell".

A man has gone on trial charged with attempting to murder his wife on her birthday by hitting her over the head with a hammer while she slept.

A court has heard the 999 call made by a Polish man after he beat his wife with a lump hammer at their Dublin home on the morning of her birthday.

A jury in the trial of a Polish man accused of trying to kill his wife at their home in Dublin has been told the attack happened on the morning of her birthday.