The Court of Criminal Appeal has today reserved judgement in the case of a Wicklow farmer and Parkinson's disease sufferer who was jailed for life for murdering his older brother in a row over their mother's burial wishes.

A Co Wicklow farmer who denies murdering his brother in a row over his mother’s burial wishes did not attend his trial today because he was “too unwell”.

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.