Woman jailed for life over murder

A woman has been handed down a life sentence after a jury found her guilty of murdering her partner last year.

Paula Farrell, aged 42, of Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Co Louth, had denied murdering Wayne McQuillan, aged 30, on January 1, 2014.

After a period of three hours 27 minutes deliberating, a jury of four men and seven women at the Central Criminal Court brought in a unanimous verdict of guilty.