A Westmeath man has been handed a life sentence for murdering the mother of his children, who have said they will never forgive him.

A Westmeath man has been found guilty of murdering the mother of his children by "strangling the life out of her" two months after she had left him.

A 53-year old man accused of murdering a mother-of-two last weekend has been granted free legal aid.

A 53-year-old man has appeared at Longford District Court, charged with the murder of a woman in Mullingar last weekend.