Lawyers for a Tallaght woman charged with assisting the suicide of an MS sufferer have asked for more time before she enters a plea.

A 42-year-old woman is to stand trial charged with assisting in the suicide of a multiple sclerosis sufferer in Dublin two years ago in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.

A 42-year-old woman is to stand trial charged with assisting the suicide of a woman in Dublin two years ago.

Gardaí are awaiting instructions from the DPP in the case of a woman who died from an overdose shortly after she was prevented from travelling to an assisted suicide clinic, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.