Media coverage leads to State finding psychiatrist to assess Waterford mother charged with murder of son, 6

Forensic psychiatrist, who is from Ireland but is based in Australia, had "made contact" to indicate he could make himself available to assess the accused woman

Matthew Healy was found unresponsive near Rathmoylan Cove, Dunmore East, and was later pronounced dead at University Hospital Waterford.

Media coverage of difficulties faced by the State in finding a psychiatrist to assess a mother charged with the murder of her six-year-old son led an Australia-based mental health professional to offer his services, a court has heard.

Lawyers for the State had unsuccessfully tried to attain the services of more than 10 psychiatrists before the Irish-born professional came forward after reading coverage of the State's difficulties online.