The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The murder of Miriam Burns 

On today’s podcast, Deirdre speaks to court reporter Eoin Reynolds about the murder of Miriam Burns in Killarney in August 2022

Miriam Burns was found strangled and beaten in her Killarney in August 2022. File Picture

In August 2022, 75-year-old mother of four Miriam Burns was found strangled and beaten in her Killarney home after family members asked neighbours to check on her.

Her 55-year-son-Billy, who suffered from bipolar disorder and was known to abuse drugs and alcohol, was convicted of her murder in the Central Criminal Court on Monday. He will be sentenced on Friday.

On today’s episode, Deirdre speaks to court reporter Eoin Reynolds, whose reporting on this case you can read in the Irish Examiner and on irishexaminer.com.