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A man in his 30s has been charged with the murder of the pensioner who permanently relocated to Ardsallagh from Monkstown in Co Dublin earlier this year.

A man in his 30s has appeared before a court in Carrick-on-Suir charged with her murder.

Finnegan ‘Finn’ Yowell (33), with an address at Old School House, in Ticknock, County Waterford, in the Kinsalebeg area, was charged with the murder of Noreen Daly

The body of 81-year-old Noreen Daly was found at her home at Ardsallagh near Youghal Bridge on Monday.

Her body was taken to University Hospital in Waterford, where a postmortem examination will be carried out. The results of the postmortem will determine the course of the investigation.

Gardaí were alerted to the discovery of the body of the widow at a property in Ardsallagh near Youghal Bridge on Monday afternoon.