Court hears singer Mary Coughlan was told alleged burglar had knife at her home

The singer said she got a call from her son-in-law who informed her someone had attempted to break into his house which adjoins her own home

Singer Mary Coughlan (pictured) said she saw Mr Farrelly come from around the side of her house asking her to phone the gardaí and warning her that the intruder had a knife. File picture:: Patrick Browne

A criminal trial has heard how the well-known singer, Mary Coughlan, was warned that an intruder had a knife after arriving back to find a burglary in progress at her Wicklow home almost two years ago.

A jury at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court heard the blues singer describe how her partner, John Kelly, and son-in-law, Ciarán Farrelly, attempted to catch the burglar before he escaped from the area.