Richard Satchwell to apply to have murder trial outside Cork

The trial, when it proceeds, is expected to last up to six weeks

Richard Satchwell is due to go on trial in April next year and last June Mr Justice Paul McDermott set Cork as the venue. File picture; Eddie O'Hare

Lawyers for Richard Satchwell, whose wife's body was found buried beneath the stairwell of their home, intend to apply to have his murder trial moved from Cork to Dublin or Limerick.

Mr Satchwell is due to go on trial in April next year and last June Mr Justice Paul McDermott set Cork as the venue.