McGrath convicted of murdering husband in cold case trial

Mother-of-four Vera McGrath has been convicted of murdering her husband at their Westmeath home 23 years ago.

A 61-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering her husband at their Westmeath home 23 years ago.

Vera McGrath pleaded not guilty to murdering 43-year-old Bernard Brian McGrath in Lower Coole between March 10 and April 18, 1987.