After a woman threatened to reveal all about a sexual encounter she had with a married man, he beat her to death with a hammer, a prosecution barrister told a jury at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.

The brother of a woman killed last year took his own life weeks after her death, an inquest has heard.

There were emotional scenes at a Wicklow court yesterday as a man was charged with the murder of Anne Shortall.

A 38-year-old Wicklow man has appeared at Bray District court today charged with the murder of Anne Shortall, a teacher has threatened to go on a hunger strike over proposed Junior Cert reforms, Cork’s St Patrick’s Street could soon see a car ban and Ed Sheeran has announced who he’ll be lining out with at Croke Park. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com.

Family and friends of murdered woman Anne Shortall last night held a candle-lit vigil near where the mother of three was last seen six days previously.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a body in Wicklow yesterday, the Dáil’s disciplinary committee says Mary Lou McDonald abused her parliamentary privilege, Munster may be going in for more transfer business and the introduction of TechNow. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Wicklow woman Anne Shortall discovered a body yesterday afternoon.