The jury is out in the trial of a Dublin woman accused of attempting to help her friend commit suicide, four years ago.
Gail O'Rorke of Kilclare Gardens, Tallaght denies the charge, in the first case of its kind to come before the Irish courts.
51-year-old multiple sclerosis sufferer Bernadette Forde took a lethal dose of barbiturates at her Dublin home in June 2011.
The jury heard two months prior to her death, plans had been made for to travel with to Switzerland to the Dignitas assisted suicide clinic with the accused Gail O'Rorke and her nephew Bernard Forde Monaghan
The plan was thwarted when the travel agent contacted gardai because of concerns about the legal repercussions.
Gail O'Rorke, Bernadette'e friend and carer is accused of attempting to aid and abet her suicide by booking the tickets.
Two further charges of assisting her suicide by making funeral arrangements and procuring the fatal overdose were struck out last Friday.
In his final directions to the jury before they began their deliberations, Judge Patrick McCartan described the 43 year old as a 'faithful, honest, decent woman' who was faced with an immense dilemma.
He told them it was an offence to aid or abet someone in killing themselves and that the law couldn't be clearer.
However less than an hour into their deliberations the jury came back looking for further clarification on legal terms like 'attempt', aid and abet, and criminal intent.
Judge McCartan explained that in Irish criminal law an attempt requires more than mere intent or preparation..it requires some act towards the commission of the offence
The jury have also asked for a transcript of Bernadette Forde's dictaphone suicide message.
The jury's deliberations continue.
