Ireland Named in reporting
Lubomir Puška
Born 1988, from the ages reported. 88 reports across 3 cases, 14 Jun 2023 to 6 Nov 2025
Suspect: Lubomir Puška, Slovakian man, 35 (reports differ: 38, 37)Lubomir PuškaSuspect: Lubomir Jnr, non-Irish man, 37 (judged from name)Lubomir JnrSuspect: Lubomir Junior, non-Irish man, 38 (judged from name)Lubomir Junior
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1988, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Slovakian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Perverting the course of justice (obstruction), Perjury (withholding information from gardaí), Witness interference (burning bloodstained clothes), Murder
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 88 reports, 14 Jun 2023 to 6 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie, dublinlive.ie, gript.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, longfordleader.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
07/10/2025 Lubomir Puska, 35 and Viera Gaziona, 38, arriving at Central Criminal Court
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 6 Nov 2025
(L-R) Marek Puska, Viera Gaziova, Jozefina Grundzova and Lubomir Puska
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 22 Oct 2025
From left: Marek Puska, Lucia Istokova and Lubomir Puska. Photographs: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 24 Jan 2024
Lubomir Puska was also sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 22 Oct 2025Images 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- 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 2025Convicted, accused · 13 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 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 74 reports - 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 2023Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Lubomir Puška, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Nov2025Brothers of Ashling Murphy killer Jozef Puska moved to different prisonconvicted, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 24 Oct2025Jailed Puska family face deportation when released from jailaccused, Lubomir Puska, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 22 Oct2025Aisling Murphy's sister says her family felt "gaslit" as Jozef Puska's family members jailedconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 37, namedLubomir Jnr
- 22 Oct2025Jozef Puska's family members jailed for withholding information and burning murderer's clothesconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 37, namedLubomir Jnr
- 22 Oct2025Puska family members jailed for offences connected to Ashling Murphy murderaccused, Lubomir Puska, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 22 Oct2025Five members of Jozef Puska’s family jailed - Griptconvicted, Lubomir Puska, 36, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 22 Oct2025Five members of Jozef Puska's family jailed for withholding evidence on murder of Ashling Murphyconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jr, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jr
- 22 Oct2025Five family members of Jozef Puska given jail termsconvicted, Lubomir Puska, namedLubomir Puska
- 7 Oct2025Jozef Puska's partner's life imploded when 'loving partner' became a killer, says barristerconvicted, Lubomir Puska, 37, namedLubomir Puska
- 7 Oct2025Judge tells Jozef Puska's family to get affairs in orderconvicted, Lubomir Puska, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 8 Jul2025Relations of Ashling Murphy's murderer Jozef Puska will not appeal convictionsconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 7 Jul2025Puska family members will not appeal Murphy convictionsconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jr
- 7 Jul2025Brothers of Ashling Murphy murderer Jozef Puska 'accept jury verdict'convicted, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 7 Jul2025Jozef Puska’s relatives now accept jury verdict and will not appeal conviction, court hearsconvicted, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 7 Jul2025Puska associates will not appeal guilty verdicts - Griptconvicted, Lubomir Puska, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 17 Jun2025'Burn those clothes' - How family shielded Jozef Puskaconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jr
- 17 Jun2025Josef Puska's family members found guilty of offences obstructing his arrestconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 38, namedLubomir Jnr
- 17 Jun2025BREAKING: Josef Puska's family members found guilty of offences obstructing his arrestconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, namedLubomir Jnr
- 17 Jun2025Jozef Puska relatives guilty over obstructing arrest for Ashling Murphy murderconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Jnr
- 17 Jun2025BREAKING: Jury convicts Puska family members for offences relating to obstruction of his arrest for murder of Ashlingconvicted, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Jnr
- 17 Jun2025Two of Jozef Puska’s brothers found guilty of withholding key information about Ashling Murphy murderconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 17 Jun2025Puska brothers' wives found guilty - Griptconvicted, Lubomir Puska, 36, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 17 Jun2025Four guilty of actions after Ashling Murphy murderconvicted, Lubomir Puska Jr, namedLubomir Puska Jr
- 17 Jun2025Puska brothers found guilty - Griptconvicted, Lubomir Puska, 36, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 16 Jun2025Puska family trial: Jury to continue deliberations tomorrowaccused, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 16 Jun2025Jury in trial of Jozef Puska’s relatives to resume deliberations on Tuesdayaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 16 Jun2025Puska family trial jury to resume deliberations tomorrowaccused, Lubomir Junior, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Junior
- 13 Jun2025Jury asks judge if 'protection of children' was 'reasonable excuse' for protecting Ashling Murphy's murdereraccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 13 Jun2025Jury in trial of Jozef Puska’s relatives to resume deliberations on Mondayaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 13 Jun2025Jury in trial of Jozef Puska’s relatives to resume deliberations on Mondayaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 12 Jun2025Puska family trial: jury to continue deliberations on Fridayaccused, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 12 Jun2025Deliberations continuing in trial of four accused of obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 11 Jun2025Judge tells Ashling Murphy trial jury to focus on whether fear operated in minds of accusedaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 11 Jun2025Jury begin deliberations in trial of Josef Puska's brothers and sisters-in-lawaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 11 Jun2025Court told no proof Jozef Puska's sisters in law knew he had murdered Ashling Murphy when they burned his clothesaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 10 Jun2025Jozef Puska’s sisters-in-law could not have known about murder when they burned clothes, court hearssuspect, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 10 Jun2025Court hears Ashling Murphy's murderer's brother withheld information to protect himselfaccused, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Jnr
- 10 Jun2025Court hears Ashling Murphy's murderer's brother withheld information to protect himselfaccused, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, namedLubomir Jnr
- 9 Jun2025Ashling Murphy's murderer's brother withheld information to protect himselfaccused, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Jnr
- 9 Jun2025Puska brother entitled to remain silent, court hearsaccused, Lubomir Jnr, 38, male, namedLubomir Jnr
- 4 Jun2025Bloodstained t-shirt of Ashling Murphy's murderer was burnedaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 4 Jun2025Jozef Puska’s sister-in-law said she burned clothes day after Aishling Murphy murder, trial hearssuspect, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 4 Jun2025Sister-in-law said she burned Puska's clothes, trial toldaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 38, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 30 May2025Woman says she was afraid to admit burning Puska clothesaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 30 May2025Puska's sister-in-law misled gardaí in Ashling Murphy case out of fearaccused, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, namedLubomir Puska jnr
- 29 May2025Jozef Puskas' brother denies telling someone to dispose of Ashling Murphy murder knifeaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 28 May2025Jozef Puska revealed three stab wounds on night of Ashling Murphy murder, court hearsaccused, Lubomir Puska jnr, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 28 May2025Jozef Puskas' brother denies telling someone to dispose of Ashling Murphy murder knifeaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 27 May2025Lubomir Puska told Gardaí that he lied to them - Griptsuspect, Lubomir 'Lubo' Puska, namedLubomir 'Lubo' Puska
- 27 May2025Jozef Puska was "a bit sad" on the day he murdered Aisling Murphyaccused, Lubomir Puska jnr, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska jnr
- 26 May2025Man who murdered Midlands teacher Ashling Murphy told his brother he 'cut' a woman and it was 'probably bad'accused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 26 May2025Court hears Jozef Puska told his brother he 'cut' a woman and it was 'probably bad'accused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 26 May2025Ashling Murphy trial: Jozef Puska told brother he 'cut' woman and it was 'probably bad'accused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 26 May2025Marek Puska ‘logically inferred’ his brother had murdered Ashling Murphy, trial hearsaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 26 May2025Jozef Puska told brother he "cut" a woman - court hearsaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 23 May2025Brother of the man who murdered Ashling Murphy says back medication affected his memoryaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 23 May2025Brother of the man who murdered Ashling Murphy says back medication affected his memoryaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 23 May2025Puska brother told gardaí memory impaired, court hearsaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 22 May2025'She kicked out hard' - Witness at Ashling Murphy trial gives harrowing evidenceaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 22 May2025Gardaí sifted through ashes at Puska home, trial hearsaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 22 May2025Ashling Murphy was 'kicking out hard' during struggle with her murdereraccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska Jnr
- 20 May2025Jury told that Jozef Puska's sisters-in-law burned his clothes in aftermath of murder of Ashling Murphyaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 20 May2025Court told sisters-in-law of Aisling Murphy's murderer burned his clothesaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 20 May2025Hearing of Jozef Puska’s associates trial begins - Griptaccused, Lubomir, male, namedLubomir
- 20 May2025Jozef Puska’s sisters-in-law burned his clothes after Ashling Murphy murder, barrister tells juryaccused, Lubomir Puska Jnr, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska Jnr
- 20 May2025Four accused of misleading gardaí in Aisling Murphy probeaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 20 May2025Jozef Puska's family members accused of withholding information and burning his clothes after Ashling Murphy's murderaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 19 May2025Four go on trial accused of assisting Ashling Murphy’s killer Jozef Puskasuspect, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 19 May2025Jury sworn in for trial of Jozef Puska associates - Griptaccused, Lubomir Puska, 36, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 24 Jan2024New trial to start arising from the Ashling Murphy murder investigationaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 24 Jan2024Jozef Puska's wife and two brothers to go on trial accused of failing to disclose information to gardaíaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 24 Jan2024Trial date set for wife and brothers of Jozef Puskaaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, namedLubomir Puska
- 24 Jan2024Wife and two brothers of Jozef Puska to go on trial in 2025 accused of failing to disclose information to gardaíaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, namedLubomir Puska
- 21 Dec2023Five sent forward for trial for allegedly obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationaccused, Lubomir Puska, namedLubomir Puska
- 20 Dec2023Five face trial for obstructing Ashling Murphy murder investigationaccused, Lubomir Puska, namedLubomir Puska
- 20 Dec2023Five charged over obstruction of Ashling Murphy inquiryaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 7 Dec2023Wife of murderer Jozef Puska visits him in Midlands Prisonaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 24 Nov2023Brothers of Ashling Murphy's killer before Midlands court in Decemberaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 23 Nov2023Brothers of Ashling's killer due before Offaly court next monthaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 22 Nov2023Wife of murderer Jozef Puska due in court next monthaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 22 Nov2023Wife of murderer Jozef Puska charged with withholding information in caseaccused, Lubomir Puska, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 26 Jul2023Five face trial in connection with Ashling Murphy murder investigationaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 26 Jul2023Five people in court over Ashling Murphy murder inquiryaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 15 Jun2023Five Slovakians charged in relation to Ashling Murphy murder case - Griptaccused, Lubomir Puška, 35, Slovakian, named, non-irishLubomir Puška
- 14 Jun2023Five appear in court charged in connection with Ashling Murphy murder probeaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lubomir Puska
- 14 Jun2023Five appear in court in connection with investigation into murder of Ashling Murphyaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, namedLubomir Puska
- 14 Jun2023Five appear before judge in Midlands after Dublin arrestsaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
- 14 Jun2023Five appear before judge in Offaly after Dublin arrestsaccused, Lubomir Puska, 35, male, namedLubomir Puska
Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.