Mother, 31, charged with neglect and cruelty to her children

A mother of three has appeared in court charged with neglect and cruelty to her children, including two babies.

The woman, aged 31, is alleged to have left the three siblings — aged 1, 2, and 11 — alone in the house which was in a state of disrepair, on August 9, 2013.

The State alleges that gardaí called to the woman’s home in Limerick City on the day in question where the children were left alone without adult supervision.