The jury did not hear evidence that Patrick Quirke had secret audio recordings of him being "intimate" with Mary Lowry and that his computer was used to look up articles on notorious Irish murderers including Joe O'Reilly.

A more critical view must be taken of abusive men, urged an expert on domestic violence perpetrators.

The State is to bring an application to dismiss an appeal brought by Joe O’Reilly, who is seeking to have his conviction for murdering his wife declared a miscarriage of justice.

The mother of murdered Rachel Callaly says she thinks of what the world lost when her daughter was taken from it — every day.