Emma Gowing led the tributes to her sister Catherine outside court today after a serial sex offender was jailed for life today for the rape and murder of the Offaly vet.

The man who murdered Offaly vet Catherine Gowing will serve a minimum of 37 years in jail, a judge ruled today.

A man who has pleaded guilty to killing Co. Offaly vet Catherine Gowing in Wales last year will be sentenced later.

A man is facing life in jail after confessing to the murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing.

Clive Sharp has today pleaded guilty to the murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing.

A man will appear in court in Wales today to enter his plea after being charged with the murder of vet Catherine Gowing.

Murdered vet Catherine Gowing has been remembered as a gift from God who was the closest thing to perfection.

The funeral mass of Offaly vet Catherine Gowing takes place in Co. Offaly later.

A close-knit rural community gathered last night to pay their respects at the removal of an Irish vet who was murdered in Wales last October.

Murdered Irishwoman, Catherine Gowing, is to be buried tomorrow.

Police in Wales have confirmed that the second set human remains found on the banks of the River Dee last Friday are those of Irish woman Catherine Gowing.

Police in North Wales are awaiting the identification of human remains found on the banks of the River Dee on Friday, as part of the investigation into the death of Catherine Gowing.

Human remains found in a shallow pool last week have been identified as those of missing vet Catherine Gowing.

North Wales police have said that the remains found in Sealand on Wednesday are that of missing Irish woman Catherine Gowing.

The family of missing Irish vet, Catherine Gowing, will have to wait until next week for the results of a postmortem being carried out on remains found at two seperate locations in North Wales.

Police in North Wales searching for the missing Irish woman Catherine Gowing have said that post mortem results on human remains found at two separate locations will not be made known until next week.

Human remains have been recovered by searchers involved in the hunt for missing Irish vet Catherine Gowing.

Human remains have been recovered by search teams involved in the hunt for missing Irish vet Catherine Gowing.

The family of missing Irish vet Catherine Gowing have met police search teams on a visit to the scene where her burnt-out car was found.

The man accused of the murder of missing Irish woman Catherine Gowing was further remanded in custody yesterday.

Specialist underwater units and forensic experts continued a massive search operation yesterday near where missing Offaly woman Catherine Gowing’s burned-out car was found last Friday.

The BBC are reporting that forensic experts and divers are searching a pool in a quarry in North Wales, where the burnt out car of a missing Irish vet was found.

The family of a missing vet vowed to “bring her home” today as a man appeared in court charged with her murder.