A jury hearing the trial of a man charged with murdering a Cavan woman has begun to hear forensic evidence from analysis of clothing from both the accused and the murdered woman.

A jury hearing the trial of a man charged with murdering a Cavan woman by stabbing her to death on her front lawn, has been shown garda video interviews conducted with the accused after the killing.

A man who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Cavan woman on the grounds of diminished responsibility was nicknamed "crazy" by his friends, the Central Criminal Court at Dublin has heard.

The father of a man accused of murdering a Cavan women by stabbing her to death in her front garden has given evidence in the Central Criminal Court at Dublin telling the court his son was difficult and always different from his other children.

A Cavan man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 21-year-old woman but guilty to her manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

IRISH EXAMINER food writer Darina Allen told the High Court yesterday she felt very strongly about the importance of local food markets in this country and believed they played a role in rural development.