A 38-year-old man accused of murdering his mother was found guilty but insane at the Central Criminal Court today.

A 38-year-old man on trial for murdering his mother was suffering from chronic paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the killing, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A 38-year-old man on trial for murdering his mother told gardaí he battered her to death because she was domineering and "wrecking" his head, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A woman convicted of running a Dublin brothel was today given a six-month suspended sentence for failing to make tax returns on her income.

A convicted brothel keeper, who says prostitution should be legalised, has been hit with a £600,000 tax bill.