Husband charged with wife’s murder

THE husband of murder victim Meg (Margaret) Walsh, whose body was recovered from a river in Waterford last year, was yesterday charged with her murder.

The accused John O’Brien of 19 Dunvarra, Ballinakill Downs, Waterford, was remanded in custody for a week when he appeared at Waterford District Court.

When formally charged, O’Brien stated he had nothing to say.