A jury has retired to a hotel for the night after failing to reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of a Louth man accused of murdering a young German woman in 2001.

The trial of a Louth man charged with the murder of a young German woman in 2001 concluded at the Central Criminal court today with closing speeches heard from both prosecution and defence counsels.

The evidence against a Louth labourer accused of the murder of German journalist Bettina Poeschel was "overwhelming" against the accused, a jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.

Prosecution evidence in the trial of a Louth man accused of murdering a German woman in 2001 concluded at the Central Criminal court today.

DNA profiling carried out on the body of a young German woman revealed a match with that of the man accused of her murder, a jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.

A Drogheda Garda Inspector today defended the circumstances surrounding the alleged confession of a man accused of murder that he had returned to the body of a young German woman days after her disappearance to remove and hide her clothes.

A man accused of murder admitted to a garda inspector that he went back to the victim’s body days after her death, removed some of her clothing and hid them in a graveyard skip, it was alleged at the Central Criminal court today.

A man accused of murdering German tourist Bettina Poeschel allegedly told gardaí to "just charge me with it" during his interrogation at Drogheda garda station two years ago, a jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.

A 42-year-old Louth man accused of the murder of a German tourist allegedly told gardaí to tell her parents he was sorry for taking her life, a jury heard at the Central Criminal court today.

A Louth labourer accused of the murder of German journalist Bettina Poeschel did not have his 10am break with his co-workers on the day of her disappearance, three Latvian men told the Central Criminal Court today.

A man accused of murder was seen driving into Drogheda town with a girl in the passenger seat of his car on the day a German woman disappeared, a witness told a jury at the Central Criminal Court today.

Murdered German journalist Bettina Poeschel may have been killed and later dumped and hidden in dense undergrowth, a murder trial jury heard at the Central Criminal court today.

A German tourist found dead in dense undergrowth was naked from the waist down and her head was detached from her body, a court heard today.

The body of a murdered German tourist was so deeply hidden in dense undergrowth the Garda who discovered it thought it was a roll of old kitchen lino dumped in the bushes, a jury heard at the Central Criminal Court today.

A 42-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a German tourist at the Central Criminal court.

A 42-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the murder of a German tourist at the Central Criminal court this morning.

The jury in the murder trial of a 42-year-old Louth man has been discharged after the presiding judge fell ill after the first day of the case.

The body of a German tourist who was murdered in Co Meath last September has been released to her family.

A 39-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of German journalist Bettina Poeschel.

One of the men who was being held by Gardai in relation to the death of the German woman, Bettina Poeschel, has been released this afternoon.

Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the death of missing German tourist, Bettina Poeschel whose body was found last week near Donore, Co Meath.

Gardai have confirmed that the body found in undergrowth in Donore, Co Meath last week was that of missing German tourist Bettina Poeschel.

The parents of missing German tourist, Bettina Poeschel, are expected to visit Our Lady’s hospital in Navan today to identify the body of a woman found in dense undergrowth at Donore, Co Meath yesterday.

Gardai in Co Meath have discovered a badly decomposed body near the village of Donore.