A 37 year old woman has been found guilty of trying to kill another woman, despite an insanity plea.
A jury has disagreed with Laura Kenna's claim that she was legally insane at the time.
Her victim, Fionnuala Burke, was walking home from work on the Lower Drumcondra Road in January 2017.
A woman sprang up from a wall, pushed her back and started to stab her.
The civil servant felt stab wounds and her face being slashed and a slash straight across her neck.
Laura Kenna, of no fixed address, admitted to gardai that she did it but she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Two psychiatrists gave different opinions about her state of mind at the time of the attack.
One psychiatrist said Ms Kenna was suffering from schizoaffective disorder and was having delusions about vampires.
Another psychiatrist disagreed, saying she carried out the attack in anger and she knew what she was doing.
In the end, the jury didn't go with the special insanity verdict.
Instead, they found Ms Kenna guilty of attempted murder and assault causing serious harm.
She will be sentenced later this month.
