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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3324Murder · Co. Offaly · 12 Jan 2022

Jozef Puska's appeal against murder conviction for Ashling Murphy postponed

Jozef Puska's Court of Appeal hearing against his conviction for the murder of schoolteacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore, Co Offaly, was postponed after he changed barristers less than a week before the scheduled hearing. Justice Isobel Kennedy relisted the matter for 24 April 2026.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court17 Apr
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatPuska killed the 23-year-old by repeatedly stabbing her in the neck. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe jury found Puska stabbed Murphy 11 times in the neck and slashed her once with the edge of a blade. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMurphy was exercising along the canal towpath outside Tullamore, Co Offaly when she was attacked. (irishtimes.com)
  • wherePuska has an address at Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMurphy was left to die on the canal towpath between Tullamore town and Digby Bridge. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe attack on Murphy occurred on 12 January 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargePuska pleaded not guilty to murdering Murphy. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentencePuska was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA monument now stands where Murphy died. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherPuska told detectives he stopped working in 2017 due to a slipped disc in his back. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherPuska was granted legal aid for his appeal on the same basis as his trial representation. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Apr2026
    In courtirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy postponed

    The appeal hearing originally set for 23–24 April 2026 was postponed after Puska's solicitor engaged a new senior counsel who could not proceed on the scheduled date. The matter was relisted for 24 April 2026.

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