A Dublin woman accused of assisting her friend's suicide told gardai "I'm glad she did what she felt she had to do. I'm glad she didn't tell me."

Gail O'Rorke from Kilclare Gardens, Tallaght denies helping to end the life of 51 year old multiple sclerosis sufferer Bernadette Forde in June, 2011.

Ms O'Rorke told gardai of her last meeting with Bernadette Forde on the day before her friend took a lethal dose of drugs ordered online from Mexico

She said her friend told her how much she loved her and that she left with a gut feeling something was going to happen which she couldn't stop.

The 43 year old, who was a carer to Bernadette, said her friend had become fearful of getting people into trouble after gardai stopped them travelling to the assisted suicide clinic Dignitas two months earlier.

Ms O'Rorke recalled making a money transfer to Mexico on her friend's behalf but said she didn't ask what it was for.

She said a week later Ms Forde told her she had ordered stuff and had used her to make a payment.

She told gardai "if I'd known, I wouldn't have done it".

Earlier today the trial heard O'Rourke was to receive around 30 per cent of the late Bernadette Forde's estate.

Solicitor Maurice O'Callaghan prepared Bernadette Forde's will which left 70 per cent of her residual estate to her niece Catriona and the rest to the accused Gail O'Rorke.

He said the acid test for the 51-year-old multiple sclerosis sufferer was, who had made her life better and for her, Gail had been a fantastic friend and carer who had done unenviable tasks for her.

The jury heard Bernadette felt she'd no future and that it was Gail who was going to hold her hand when she travelled to the Dignitas euthanasia clinic in Switzerland.

Mr O'Callaghan said he was satisfied she was of sound mind making this will.

Flights were not issued

The jury also heard today that a Dublin travel agent contacted gardaí about a booking for three people to travel to Zurich to visit the euthanasia clinic, Dignitas.

The jury has heard flights were booked with Rathgar Travel in April 2011 for Ms Forde, her nephew and Ms O'Rorke to travel to Zurich to visit Dignitas.

The proprietor, James Malone, gave evidence he was concerned about the legal implications for his travel agency and phoned gardaí who told him in no uncertain terms that facilitating a visit to Dignitas for suicide would be illegal.

The court heard Ms O'Rorke was met by gardaí when she went to pick up the tickets at the travel agency.

Sergeant Declan Sheeran said Ms O'Rorke was totally cooperative and it was explained to her at Rathmines garda stattion that it would be an offence to continue with the trip to Dignitas.

The flights were not issued. He said in his view, Ms O'Rorke was very close to Ms Forde, and felt her quality of life was so low she was willing to take a chance.