Eimear Carroll (42), of Hillside, Seffin, Birr, Offaly, pleaded guilty to one count of harassment and two counts of sending by post an article which is obscene, grossly offensive, or menacing.

The court heard the front door of the couple’s home was “riveted shut” and Ms O'Meara had no means of communication with the outside world before she escaped to the home of an acquaintance

Gardaí said the local Coroner has been notified, and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.

The man was conveyed to Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, where he remains in a serious condition.

The three complainants, siblings Charlotte, Annette and Kenneth Moody, waived their anonymity to allow the Moody brothers to be named in the reporting of the case. 

The EU Just Transition Area includes municipal districts in the counties Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Roscommon and the Municipal Districts of Ballinasloe (Co Galway), Athy, Clane-Maynooth, (Co Kildare) and Carrick-on-Suir and Thurles (Co Tipperary).

Minister Humphreys said walkways and outdoor trails "really do showcase all that is good about our rural towns and villages".

A garda told the court that the Fitbit smartwatch no longer picks up a heartrate after 3.31pm.

Rostislav Pokuta told the court that Jozef Puska ‘didn’t look like himself’ when he arrived at his home on January 12th last year.