The 32-year-old, with an address at Kilnavart, Ballyconnell in Co Cavan, pleaded guilty to a charge that he murdered Annie Heyneman at that address on January 11th 2025.

The matter is listed for trial on April 13th next.

Danny Heyneman (31), of Kilnavart, Ballyconnell, is accused of killing Annie Heyneman (55) on Saturday night.

Annie Heyneman, who was in her 50s, was found dead at her home in a rural area near Ballyconnell on Saturday night.

Gardai said that they are investigating a ‘serious incident which occurred at a domestic residence’.

A man in his 30s has been arrested after the body of Annie Heyneman was discovered