A man charged with the murder of a mother-of-one found in the boot of a car told detectives her death was an accident, a court heard today.

A man has appeared before Blanchardstown District court in Dublin charged with the murder of a mother-of-one whose body was found in the boot of car.

A man is due in court in Dublin this morning charged in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old mother of one from Ballyfermot whose body was found in the boot of a car.

A 45-year-old man has been held by gardaí overnight in connection with the murder of a woman in Dublin.

It has emerged this evening that the woman whose body was found in a car boot in Dublin died from gunshot wounds.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for questioning over the death of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a car in Dublin yesterday.

POSTMORTEM examination results will decide the level of investigation by Gardaí following the discovery of a body in the boot of a car yesterday, thought to be that of Helen Donegan who went missing from her Co Kildare home in May.

Gardaí in Kildare have issued a renewed appeal for information about a 30-year-old woman who has been missing since last month.

Gardaí in Co Kildare are appealing for information on a missing woman.

The trial of a young Kilkenny man, accused of murdering his friend’s mother, has heard that he used a bloody €50 note to pay for a playstation game on the evening of the killing.