A LARGE crowd of mourners attended the removal last night of murder victim Catherine Smart, whose body was found in her home in east Cork last Sunday morning.

GARDAÍ investigating the death of a mother-of-three have interviewed more than 50 people and expect it will take at least a month before they have completed a file for the DPP.

A man being questioned about the murder of Catherine Smart in Cork on Easter Sunday has been released without charge.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 57-year-old woman in Midleton in Co Cork have arrested a man in his late 40s for questioning about the woman's death.

It has emerged that a woman found dead from head injuries was seen alive by officers at around 5am yesterday morning when they called to her home in the town after she was unable to gain access to her house.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 57-year-old in Co Cork have found no evidence of forced entry at her home following a technical examination of the house.

Detectives were trying today to piece together the events leading up to the violent death of a middle-aged woman.