Ireland Named in reporting
Ashling Murphy
Born 1999, from the ages reported. 10 reports across 2 cases, 13 Jan 2022 to 6 Nov 2025
Other people with this name: born 2000 (3 cases), born 2002 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1999, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Perverting the course of justice (obstruction), Failing to leave a crime scene
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 10 reports, 13 Jan 2022 to 6 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie
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Cases
latest first- 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 · 1 report - Woman pleads not guilty to failing to leave Tullamore crime scene Failing to leave a crime scene · Co. Offaly
Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old schoolteacher, was fatally assaulted at about 4pm on Wednesday 12 January 2022 on the bank of the Grand Canal at Cappincur, Tullamore, County Offaly, and gardaí believed it was a random attack. A man in his 40s, described as a Romanian national, was arrested that day and released without charge on the Thursday evening after a possible mistake in identification, and Radu Floricel, 39, the brother of Neara Tanase, was also arrested at the same residence and later eliminated from enquiries. Neara Tanase, 27, was charged with failing to comply with a Garda direction to leave a designated crime scene at her Tullamore home on 12 January 2022, and appeared at Portlaoise District Court on 13 January, where she was remanded with bail conditions. At Tullamore District Court on 19 January she pleaded not guilty, and the prosecution was adjourned to 6 April 2022.
In court, 13 Jan 2022Victim · 9 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ashling Murphy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Nov2025Brothers of Ashling Murphy killer Jozef Puska moved to different prisonvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, Irish, irishAshling Murphy
- 19 Jan2022'Benign' approach sought in court for woman held during Ashling Murphy murder probevictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 17 Jan2022Gardai investigating Ashling Murphy killing remove Tullamore bottle bankvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jan2022Vigil to be held just metres from Offaly murder scenevictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jan2022People urged to attend today's Tullamore vigil for murdered Offaly teachervictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jan2022Gardai appeal for information on 'distinctive' bike as investigation into Tullamore murder continuesvictim, Ashling Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 14 Jan2022UPDATE: Mistake in identification led to 'wrong man' being arrested in Tullamore murder probevictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Jan2022TULLAMORE MURDER: Emergency services could not save tragic Ashlingvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Jan2022Vigil to be held at Dáil to remember murdered Offaly teacher Ashling Murphyvictim, Ashling Murphy, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
- 13 Jan2022Questioning of suspect in Tullamore murder resumes this morningvictim, Ashling Murphy, 23, female, irish (judged from name)Ashling Murphy
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