Clare man goes on trial for murder of mother of two Sharon Bennett

Accused has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Bennett, 29, in the Market area of Ennis on February 10, 2021

Patrick Ballard denies the murder of Sharon Bennett. File picture

A 35-year-old man carried out "a violent attack" on his partner, mother-of-two Sharon Bennett, by "repeatedly" kicking and stamping on her head in a public toilet in Ennis last year, a prosecution barrister has told a murder trial.

Defence counsel Mark Nicholas SC, for Patrick Ballard, told the 12 jurors his client admitted his actions caused the death of his partner Ms Bennett and accepted her killing was unlawful.