An inquest into the death of a mother who was stabbed to death before her house was set ablaze was adjourned yesterday pending an appeal by the man convicted of her murder.

A 36-year-old man has been further remanded in custody, in connection with the death of a mother of three, whose body was found at her home in Co. Cork at the weekend.

Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral later of a mother of three whose body was found by firefighters in a house in Cork at the weekend.