The son of a Cavan woman shot by her husband told a murder trial jury that his father said “I don’t want you to come home for my funeral” days before his mother was found dead in the family home.

A murder trial has heard that the cause of death of Patricia Kierans, a mother of four, was a shotgun injury to the chest.

The jury in the trial of a Cavan man accused of murdering his wife has heard that the accused said a prayer moments after the mother of their four children was shot at the family home.

A murder trial has heard that the body of a Cavan woman Patricia Kierans was found by gardai lying on the floor of a bedroom next to a cot at her family home.

A jury has been told a man carried out a “siege” at a local pub the day he allegedly shot his wife.

Shop doors remained closed and window blinds drawn in the Cavan town of Bailieborough as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of mother of four Patricia Kierans, who was found murdered in her Drumbannon home.

The estranged husband of Bailieborough mother of four Patricia Kierans was last night charged with her murder at a special sitting of Cavan District Court.

The husband of Patricia Kierans has been charged with her murder.

A man arrested for the murder of his ex-wife after a near eight-hour stand-off with gardai remains under armed guard in hospital.

Patricia Kierans’ son, Shane, had just disembarked from a plane to London, the first stopover on his long journey to Australia, when the crushing news came that his mother had been found dead in the family home in Co Cavan.

The Cork U21 footballers have named an unchanged side from the team that beat Kerry a fortnight ago in the Munster quarter-final for tomorrow night’s last-four clash with Limerick in the Gaelic grounds (7.30pm).

Waterford United will be without a couple of mainstays for tonight’s Airtricity League Promotion/Relegation play-off first leg away to Dundalk at Oriel Park (7.45pm, live on Setanta Ireland).

He has been accused of overlooking domestic affairs and, in particular, showing an unyielding level of disrespect to the Airticity League, but managers and players of the country’s top club sides are unified in their support of the FAI’s decision to keep Giovanni Trapattoni in the Republic of Ireland job.

Yet another point for draw specialists Cork in a predictable result at Oriel Park, where Dundalk had drawn their two previous games.

Monaghan 1-13 Cork 2-7

St Patrick's Athletic will be looking to keep the pressure on Dundalk at the top of the table when they take on Drogheda United at Hunky Dorys Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

TWO of Cork’s leading PR and marketing firms have merged to form a group with a turnover of €5 million.

TEN-MAN Shamrock Rovers moved back to the top of the eircom League First Division table after a Philip Sheppard double earned them victory over Dundalk at Oriel Park last night.

MARKETING companies, H+A Visual Communications and Connection Marketing Communications have merged to create the H+A Marketing Group.

Ballybrown 1-14 Ahane 2-11

St Flannans2-15 St Kierans2-12

THOMAS CROSBIE HOLDINGS LIMITED (TCH), owner of the Irish Examiner, has appointed Willie Cremen MBA as group marketing manager, following the decision of Patrick Kierans to leave and set up his own marketing company.

SPECIALIST education centres urgently need to be created to meet the needs of continuously disruptive pupils and those with persistent, challenging behaviour, say school managers.

St Kierans, Kilkenny 1-15

The Ireland ladies squad will take part in the Algarve Cup next month as part of preparations for the upcoming European Championships.