A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ashling Murphy last year.
Jozef Puska, of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co. Offaly denied murdering the 23-year-old school teacher before the Central Criminal Court this afternoon.
A jury is today being sworn in to hear the trial of Mr. Puska.
The trial is expected to last up to four weeks.
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Ms Murphy was fatally assaulted on January 12th 2022, while out for a run along the canal in Tullamore.
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