Shane Smyth charged with murder in Kilkenny

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Shane Smyth was charged at 1.37am on 10 May 2014 with murdering Mairead Moran. He appeared later that day before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court and was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison. The proceedings were reported on 10 May 2014.

Detective Sergeant Colin Furlong told the court that, when asked whether he had any reply to the charge, Shane Smyth said: “Not at this moment”. Shane Smyth was not called upon to speak during the court hearing.

Inspector Joe Carton applied for a remand in custody until 16 May 2014, which was granted. Shane Smyth was due to appear at Cloverhill District Court that day. His solicitor, Chris Hogan, requested legal aid, saying his client was not working and was receiving disability allowance. Chris Hogan also requested a psychiatric assessment. Judge Eamon O’Brien granted both requests.

Mairead Moran, 26, was fatally stabbed while working in the Holland and Barrett health shop at Kilkenny city’s Market Cross shopping centre. The report said she was attacked at about 8.30pm on 8 May 2014. Shane Smyth was arrested in the Loughboy area that night and detained for questioning under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.