A 46-year-old former journalist has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her flatmate in their South Dublin home.

A 46-year-old woman on trial, charged with murdering her flatmate, told gardaí that voices in her head made her stab him.

A court has heard that a woman accused of murdering her boyfriend in Dublin won't be well enough to attend court for several weeks.

An activist charged with the murder of her partner, Tyrone McKenna, in Dublin last week is being assessed in the Central Mental Hospital, a court heard yesterday.