A murder investigation has been launched in Co Killkenny, following the death of a 51-year-old woman.

An investigation is continuing in Co Killkenny into the death of a 51-year-old woman who has been named as Siobhan Stapleton.

Gardaí say they are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Co Kilkenny.

A man in his 20s, arrested in connection with a drugs seizure in Co Killkenny, has been charged and will appear in court this morning.

A psychiatrist who drowned her teenage daughter in the bath to save her from a hopeless life of anorexia has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.