Vigils are being held across the island of Ireland on Friday in memory of murdered teacher Ashling Murphy. The 23-year-old was attacked on the banks of the Grand Canal outside Tullamore, County Offaly, on Wednesday afternoon and died at the scene.
Vigils have taken place across the island of Ireland on Friday in memory of murdered teacher Ashling Murphy.
Gardai are continuing the hunt for the killer of the 23-year-old, who was found dead on Wednesday after going for a run on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly.
Thousands of people gathered in the late afternoon in Tullamore, Dublin, Limerick and Belfast, as well as in many other towns across the island.
Family friends and locals in Tullamore remembered Ashling as a talented traditional musician and as someone whose smile would “light up a room”. She was loved by her pupils at Durrow National School, and was a valued member of the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of Ireland given her immense musical ability on the concertina and fiddle.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin was among those who gathered outside the Dail on Friday, while deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill joined the crowd at City Hall in Belfast.