A 42-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a German tourist at the Central Criminal court.

The jury in the murder trial of a 42-year-old Louth man has been discharged after the presiding judge fell ill after the first day of the case.

A 42-year-old Louth man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a German tourist two years ago at the Central Criminal Court today.

A body has been found near Dunore in Co Meath.