A CLARE woman accused of hiring a hitman to kill her partner and his two sons told gardaí she obtained a passport with her partner’s surname as a “gesture” to him a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A Clare woman accused of hiring a hitman to kill her partner and his two sons told gardaí she obtained a passport with her partner’s’ surname as a "gesture" to him a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The jury in the trial of a Clare woman and a former Las Vegas poker dealer accused of conspiring to kill the woman’s partner and his two sons have heard that the prosecution believe they have an “overwhelming” case against the two accused.