Adam Corcoran (31) denies murdering Daena Walsh (above) at their home at John Barry House, Midleton, Co Cork, on August 2nd, 2024. Photograph: ProvisionA man charged with the murder of his partner told a paramedic who arrived to treat the woman that he loved her and was planning to propose, a trial has heard. Adam Corcoran (31) denies murdering Daena Walsh at their home in John Barry House, Midleton, Co Cork on August 2nd, 2024. The Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork heard Walsh (27), a mother of two, was found with 11 stab wounds, including one to her chest which was 11.5cm deep. Alan Fitzgerald told the court he and colleagues from the National Ambulance Service had rushed to Midleton after the alarm was raised about a woman needing medical assistance.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 21:22 UTC