Ireland Named in reporting
Ashling Murphy
Born 2000, from the ages reported. 98 reports across 3 cases, 14 Jun 2023 to 1 Nov 2026
Other people with this name: born 1999 (2 cases), born 2002 (1 case)
Victim: Ashling Murphy, Irish woman, 23Ashling Murphy
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2000, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Perjury (withholding information from gardaí), Witness interference (burning bloodstained clothes), Perverting the course of justice (obstruction)
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 98 reports, 14 Jun 2023 to 1 Nov 2026
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie, limerickleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie, gript.ie, thejournal.ie, longfordleader.ie, limerickpost.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Ashling Murphy
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 31 Oct 2026
Ashling Murphy was murdered on the bank of the Grand Canal near Tullamore in 2022 | Iconic Media Group
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickleader.ie, 16 Jul 2026
Ashling Murphy was murdered by Jozef Puska in 2022
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 16 Jul 2026
Ashling Murphy was murdered in January 2022
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 16 Jul 2026Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Jozef Puska loses bid to backdate life sentence for Tullamore murder Murder · Co. Offaly
Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old primary school teacher (some reports say 22), was fatally assaulted while jogging along the Grand Canal at Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on 12 January 2022. Jozef Puska, a Slovakian national whose age is reported variously as 31 to 35, was arrested on 18 January 2022 and charged with her murder the next day. He was sent forward for trial in April 2022, and a jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty of murder on 9 November 2023, with a mandatory life sentence imposed on 17 November 2023. He abandoned his conviction appeal on 10 July 2026, and on 16 July 2026 the Court of Appeal refused to backdate his sentence earlier than the November 2023 verdict.
Sentenced, 17 Nov 2023Victim · 33 reports - Five sentenced for perjury and witness interference in Tullamore Perjury (withholding information from gardaí) · Co. Offaly
Jozef Puska murdered 23-year-old Irish schoolteacher Ashling Murphy by stabbing her in the neck on the canal towpath at Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on 12 January 2022, and was convicted of murder in November 2023 and sentenced to life. His wife Lucia Istokova, brothers Marek and Lubomir Puska, and their wives Viera Gaziova and Jozefina Grundzova were charged in late 2023 with withholding information from gardaí and burning bloodstained clothes worn by Puska. Istokova pleaded guilty before the trial began, and a jury at the Central Criminal Court found the other four guilty on 17 June 2025. On 22 October 2025, Ms Justice Caroline Biggs sentenced all five to prison terms of 20 to 30 months, with six months suspended for the three women.
Sentenced, 22 Oct 2025Victim · 56 reports - Five jailed for obstructing Ashling Murphy murder probe in Tullamore Perverting the course of justice (obstruction) · Co. Offaly
Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old Irish woman, was stabbed to death at Grand Canal Way, Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on 12 January 2022. Jozef Puška, a 32-year-old Slovakian man, was convicted of her murder after an 18-day trial at the Central Criminal Court and is serving a life sentence. Five Slovakian family members of Jozef Puška, his brothers Marek (34) and Lubomir (35) Puška, his wife Lucia Istokova (34), and Jozefina Grundzova (33) and Viera Gaziova (38), were arrested in Dublin in June 2023 and charged with failing to disclose information and impeding the apprehension of Jozef Puška. The five were sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court in December 2023 and were subsequently jailed, with the brothers receiving two and a half years and the women expected to be released in just over a year.
Sentenced, 6 Nov 2025Victim · 9 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ashling Murphy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 1 Nov2026How Ashling Murphy helped cage Jozef Puska: 'I'm the murderer'victim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 31 Oct2026'I'm the murderer': How Ashling Murphy helped cage Jozef Puskavictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jul2026Jozef Puska loses appeal to have life sentence backdated for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 16 Jul2026Jozef Puska loses sentence appeal for murder of Limerick graduate Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 16 Jul2026Jozef Puska loses appeal in latest Ashling Murphy court actionvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 16 Jul2026Jozef Puska loses appeal against backdating life sentence for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 16 Jul2026Appeal court refuses further backdating of Puska sentencevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Jozef Puska abandons appeal bid over Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Ashling Murphy's murderer drops appeal against convictionvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Jozef Puska abandons appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Jozef Puska abandons appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Puska abandons bid to appeal conviction for Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jul2026Puska abandons murder conviction appeal - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 3 Jul2026Ashling Murphy's killers' appeal against murder conviction may changevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 3 Jul2026Scope of Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murdering Ashling Murphy may change, court hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 3 Jul2026Ashling Murphy's killers' appeal against murder conviction may changevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 1 Jul2026Jozef Puska abandons bid to appeal conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Apr2026Ashling Murphy's murderer gets new court date for start of his appealvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Apr2026New date set for Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Apr2026Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy postponedvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Apr2026Puska appeal hearing delayed after change of barristersvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Mar2026State given more time to respond to Jozef Puska’s appeal submissions over Ashling Murphy murder convictionvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Mar2026State given more time to respond to appeal submissions over Ashling Murphy murder convictionvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 12 Jan2026Boyfriend of Ashling Murphy pays tribute on 4th anniversary of her murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 23 Oct2025Ashling Murphy's boyfriend 'utterly disgusted' at Puska family's sentencevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, Irish, irishAshling Murphy
- 23 Oct2025'She's my first thought' -- Court hears from Ashling Murphy's family as killer's family jailedvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 Oct2025Aisling Murphy's sister says her family felt "gaslit" as Jozef Puska's family members jailedvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 Oct2025Jozef Puska's family members jailed for withholding information and burning murderer's clothesvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 Oct2025Five family members of Jozef Puska given jail termsvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 8 Oct2025Sentencing hearing held for family members of Ashling Murphy murderer Jozef Puskavictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Oct2025Jozef Puska's partner's life imploded when 'loving partner' became a killer, says barristervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Oct2025Judge tells Jozef Puska's family to get affairs in ordervictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Jul2025Puska family members will not appeal Murphy convictionsvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Jul2025Brothers of Ashling Murphy murderer Jozef Puska 'accept jury verdict'victim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Jul2025Jozef Puska’s relatives now accept jury verdict and will not appeal conviction, court hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 7 Jul2025Puska associates will not appeal guilty verdicts - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025'Burn those clothes' - How family shielded Jozef Puskavictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025Josef Puska's family members found guilty of offences obstructing his arrestvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025Jozef Puska relatives guilty over obstructing arrest for Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025Two of Jozef Puska’s brothers found guilty of withholding key information about Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025Puska brothers' wives found guilty - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jun2025Four guilty of actions after Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 16 Jun2025Puska family trial: Jury to continue deliberations tomorrowvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Jun2025Jury in trial of Jozef Puska’s relatives to resume deliberations on Mondayvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Jun2025Jury in trial of Jozef Puska’s relatives to resume deliberations on Mondayvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 12 Jun2025Puska family trial: jury to continue deliberations on Fridayvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 12 Jun2025Deliberations continuing in trial of four accused of obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 11 Jun2025Jury begin deliberations in trial of Josef Puska's brothers and sisters-in-lawvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 11 Jun2025Court told no proof Jozef Puska's sisters in law knew he had murdered Ashling Murphy when they burned his clothesvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jun2025Jozef Puska’s sisters-in-law could not have known about murder when they burned clothes, court hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jun2025Court hears Ashling Murphy's murderer's brother withheld information to protect himselfvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 10 Jun2025Court hears Ashling Murphy's murderer's brother withheld information to protect himselfvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 4 Jun2025Bloodstained t-shirt of Ashling Murphy's murderer was burnedvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 4 Jun2025Jozef Puska’s sister-in-law said she burned clothes day after Aishling Murphy murder, trial hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 28 May2025Jozef Puska revealed three stab wounds on night of Ashling Murphy murder, court hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 28 May2025Jozef Puskas' brother denies telling someone to dispose of Ashling Murphy murder knifevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 27 May2025Lubomir Puska told Gardaí that he lied to them - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 27 May2025Jozef Puska ‘not in a good mood’ on day of Ashling Murphy murder, court toldvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 27 May2025Jozef Puska was "a bit sad" on the day he murdered Aisling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 May2025Man who murdered Midlands teacher Ashling Murphy told his brother he 'cut' a woman and it was 'probably bad'victim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 May2025Court hears Jozef Puska told his brother he 'cut' a woman and it was 'probably bad'victim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 May2025Ashling Murphy trial: Jozef Puska told brother he 'cut' woman and it was 'probably bad'victim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 May2025Marek Puska ‘logically inferred’ his brother had murdered Ashling Murphy, trial hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 May2025Marek Puska told Gardaí clothing was burned - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 23 May2025Brother of the man who murdered Ashling Murphy says back medication affected his memoryvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 23 May2025Brother of the man who murdered Ashling Murphy says back medication affected his memoryvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 23 May2025Puska brother told gardaí memory impaired, court hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 May2025'She kicked out hard' - Witness at Ashling Murphy trial gives harrowing evidencevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 May2025Jury hears Jozef Puska admitted murder - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 May2025Ashling Murphy 'kicked out hard' during struggle with Jozef Puska, eye witness tells trialvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 May2025Gardaí sifted through ashes at Puska home, trial hearsvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 May2025Ashling Murphy was 'kicking out hard' during struggle with her murderervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 May2025Jury told that Jozef Puska's sisters-in-law burned his clothes in aftermath of murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 May2025Court told sisters-in-law of Aisling Murphy's murderer burned his clothesvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 May2025Jozef Puska’s sisters-in-law burned his clothes after Ashling Murphy murder, barrister tells juryvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 May2025Four accused of misleading gardaí in Aisling Murphy probevictim, Aisling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Aisling Murphy
- 19 May2025Four go on trial accused of assisting Ashling Murphy’s killer Jozef Puskavictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 Apr2024Puska granted legal aid to appeal murder convictionvictim, Aisling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Aisling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Jozef Puska granted legal aid to appeal his conviction for murder of Offaly schoolteacher Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Jozef Puska granted legal aid to appeal his conviction for murder of Offaly schoolteacher Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Jozef Puska granted legal aid to appeal his conviction for Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Ashling Murphy's killer gets legal aid to appeal murder convictionvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Jozef Puska granted legal aid to appeal his conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 19 Apr2024Jozef Puska granted legal aid to appeal conviction for murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Jan2024New trial to start arising from the Ashling Murphy murder investigationvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Jan2024Jozef Puska's wife and two brothers to go on trial accused of failing to disclose information to gardaívictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Jan2024Wife and two brothers of Jozef Puska to go on trial in 2025 accused of failing to disclose information to gardaívictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 12 Jan2024Ashling Murphy's Family Pay Heartbreaking Tribute On Second Anniversary Of Teacher' Murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 21 Dec2023Five sent forward for trial for allegedly obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 Dec2023Five face trial for obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 20 Dec2023Five charged over obstruction of Ashling Murphy inquiryvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 24 Nov2023Brothers of Ashling Murphy's killer before Midlands court in Decembervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 22 Nov2023Wife of murderer Jozef Puska charged with withholding information in casevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 26 Jul2023Five face trial in connection with Ashling Murphy murder investigationvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 15 Jun2023Five appear in court facing charges related to Ashling Murphy murdervictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 15 Jun2023Five Slovakians charged in relation to Ashling Murphy murder case - Griptvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jun2023Five appear in court charged in connection with Ashling Murphy murder probevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jun2023Five appear in court in connection with investigation into murder of Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
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