The brother of a woman murdered by her neighbour has today told a court of his sorrow at not being able to protect the mother-of-one.

A Dublin man living in Co Laois has been convicted of murdering a mother-of-one in a neighbouring flat.

Gardaí in Co Laois have today appealed for anyone with information in connection with the death of Diane Burroughs to come forward.

A man has been charged with the murder of 30-year-old Diane Burroughs.

GARDAÍ were questioning a man as part of an investigation into the discovery of a woman’s body in a small town in Co Laois.