The trial of a Kildare man accused of murdering his ex-partner by stabbing her six times in the chest has reached its closing stages at the Central Criminal Court.

A Kildare man accused of murdering his ex-partner by stabbing her six times in the chest did not show any symptoms of suffering from Bipolar disorder, a mental illness, a forensic psychiatrist has told a Central Criminal Court jury.

A Kildare man accused of murdering his ex-partner by stabbing her six times phoned the emergency service hours before the stabbing as he had concerns for her welfare.

Two men remain in Garda custody in connection with an incident at a house in Westport, Co Mayo in the early hours of this morning.