A Co Wicklow bachelor who denies murdering his brother told gardaí that he shot him following a row over where their mother was buried, a court has heard.

The niece of a 63-year-old Wicklow farmer has told his murder trial today that he was very angry about his mother's burial in the local cemetery.

A Co. Wicklow farmer accused of murdering his older bother told a garda he shot him in a “row” over where their mother was to be buried, a court has heard.