The former boyfriend of a Cork girl is to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court for her murder in December, a court heard today.
Thomas Kennedy (21) of Russell Heights, Cobh, Co Cork was charged with Sheola Keaney's murder in July.
The body of Ms Keaney (19) was discovered under plastic sheeting at O'Brien's Lane in Cobh, behind the Cobh Pirates rugby pitch, on July 16th.
Mr Justice Paul Carney ordered the accused be tried for the murder at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Cork, on December 5th.
Ms Keaney had gone missing after attending a house party in the seaside town, three days before her remains were found.
She lived at Glenanaar, in Cobh, with her mother, who raised the alarm after she failed to return home.
A major Garda search found items of Ms Keaney's clothing near Norwood Hill before her body was found in undergrowth in the laneway.
A postmortem examination concluded she suffered a violent death and was strangled.
