Mass and walk to mark three years since death of Ashling Murphy

Updated / Sunday, 12 Jan 2025 11:35

Midlands Correspondent

A memorial mass and commemorative walk will take place today to mark the third anniversary of the death of schoolteacher Ashling Murphy.

The 23-year-old was out jogging on the Grand Canal near Tullamore, Co Offaly when she was murdered on 12 January 2022.

Her third anniversary mass took place at St Brigid’s Church in Mountbolus this morning.

This afternoon, a walk in her memory will get under way along the Grand Canal in Tullamore.

Jozef Puska is serving a life sentence for her murder after he was found guilty in November 2023 at the Central Criminal Court.