Why did Jozef Puska murder Ashling Murphy? The answer may be known only to her killerThe evidence against Puska, including a confession, DNA, CCTV, witnesses, even some of his own testimony, was overwhelmingThu Nov 09 2023 - 15:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Jozef Puska convicted of the murder of 23-year-old Offaly teacherJudge says he agrees with jury verdict and says there is “evil in this room”.Thu Nov 09 2023 - 14:24
Ashling Murphy trial: Jury to resume considering verdict todayClosing addresses were made on Tuesday on behalf of the prosecution and defence after which Mr Justice Tony Hunt began his chargeWed Nov 08 2023 - 12:52
Jury in Ashling Murphy murder trial expected to begin considering verdict this week Prosecution counsel says evidence against Jozef Puska is ‘overwhelming’; defence urge jury not to have ‘a closed mind’ when assessing evidenceTue Nov 07 2023 - 17:58
Ashling Murphy: Evidence concludes in murder trial of Jozef PuskaDoctor says medication and other factors could have affected Jozef Puska when he made admissions to murder while in hospitalMon Nov 06 2023 - 13:35
Murder accused denies prosecution claim he stabbed Ashling Murphy 11 times Jozef Puska tells jury he was attacked by a man who then attacked womanFri Nov 03 2023 - 16:27
Ashling Murphy murder trial: Jozef Puska tells jury he was ‘not at all’ following woman around TullamoreAccused takes to the stand in trial over murder of 23 year old school teacherThu Nov 02 2023 - 17:28
Ashling Murphy murder trial: Jury sent away for day after first ‘speed bump’ hitMr Justice Tony Hunt says he is very hopeful proceedings will resume on ThursdayWed Nov 01 2023 - 12:21
Ashling Murphy murder trial: No evidence that admission by accused was related to the effects of any drug, jury toldPharmacology expert says he ‘never heard’ of anyone confessing to murder after small dose of OxycodonTue Oct 31 2023 - 13:18
Man arrested for murder of Ashling Murphy immediately after being discharged from hospital, court toldDNA obtained from under Ms Murphy’s fingernails matched accused's profile, jury hearsFri Oct 27 2023 - 13:19
Ashling Murphy trial: Accused in ‘very low spirits, even desperate’ after making ‘confession’ to murderDNA from bicycle matched Jozef Puska’s DNA profile with chance of a different match ‘one in a billion’, jury toldThu Oct 26 2023 - 17:33
Man accused of killing Ashling Murphy told garda ‘I am the murderer’, trial hearsJozef Puska made admissions in hospital two days after teacher’s death, jury hearsWed Oct 25 2023 - 19:02
Ashling Murphy trial: Murder accused told garda he had cut neck of girl he had never seen beforeGarda witnesses tell court Jozef Puska made admissions about killing schoolteacher while in St James’s Hospital two days after Ms Murphy’s deathWed Oct 25 2023 - 18:55
Ashling Murphy trial: Murder accused had scratched face and ‘did not want to talk too much’ when he called to friend’s home, court toldFriend tells the court Jozef Puska told him he was ‘in a fight’ and asked to be driven homeTue Oct 24 2023 - 13:22
Ashling Murphy trial: Woman says man was following her ‘for quite a bit of time’ on day of killingJozef Puska appeared to have stab wounds when paramedics called to apartment in Crumlin the day after Ashling Murphy’s death, court toldMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:26
Trial date fixed for two charged over alleged south Dublin accommodation fraudMan and woman are charged with theft of some €15,000 from international studentsMon Oct 23 2023 - 12:31
Ashling Murphy died as a result of 11 stab wounds to her neck, murder trial jury toldInjuries included severing of voicebox of 23-year-old school teacherThu Oct 19 2023 - 20:16
Ashling Murphy died as a result of 11 stab wounds to her neck, pathologist tells Central Criminal Court Injuries included severing of 23-year-old’s voicebox, jury toldThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:06
Ashling Murphy trial: Man was crouched over girl whose legs were ‘kicking very hard’, witness saysWitness agrees she picked out man on identity parade who was not accused man Jozef PuskaWed Oct 18 2023 - 12:43
Barristers paid more than €19m in fees by Chief State Solicitor’s Office last yearHighest fee paid was €613,070, most barristers got fees under €100,000Wed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00
Ashling Murphy trial hears that accused told gardaí: ‘I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer’ Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to murder of school teacher on the Grand Canal near TullamoreTue Oct 17 2023 - 12:15
Man pleads not guilty to murder of schoolteacher Ashling MurphyTrial of Jozef Puska before jury of nine men and three women opens on Tuesday at Central Criminal CourtMon Oct 16 2023 - 16:02
Supreme Court halts woman’s seven-year legal battle over father’s estate Galway woman claimed she did not get full share of estate after her father died in 1987Sun Oct 15 2023 - 06:00
‘If I wanted to get rich, I wouldn’t be doing criminal legal aid work - I want to get paid promptly for what I do’About 60 per cent of clients are vulnerable and crime needs to be looked at in ‘more rounded’ way says solicitorSat Oct 14 2023 - 07:00
President refers Bill for new judicial appointments system to Supreme CourtSeven-judge court will hear arguments next month, with Chief Justice absent after making statements on issueFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:40
Simeon Burke among almost 50 graduates called to the Bar in Supreme Court ceremonyChief Justice tells graduates being a barrister is about ‘persuasion and communication’ and ‘at least half of communication is listening’Wed Oct 11 2023 - 16:28
President’s power to refer Bill to Supreme Court is an ‘important safety valve’, expert saysChief Justice raised issues about judicial appointments Bill during consultations last yearWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Reversal of 10% criminal legal aid fee cuts welcomed by Bar council as ‘important and necessary first step’Budget 2024: New process announced to review structure and levels of barristers feesTue Oct 10 2023 - 17:36
Personal injury claimants and assessment board may benefit from court’s important clarificationSeparate judgment awaited on constitutionality of personal injury guidelinesMon Oct 09 2023 - 20:00
President refers controversial judicial appointments Bill to Council of State in rare moveFianna Fáil justice spokesman had raised concerns about proposed legislation’s constitutionality with Minister for JusticeMon Oct 09 2023 - 14:21
Buyer beware, especially when it comes to house purchases Analysis: Solicitors need to ‘really explain’ general and special conditions of sale says conveyancing solicitorThu Oct 05 2023 - 20:00
Politicians unhappy with media reporting urged to use ombudsman services as ‘powerful alternative’ to legal casePress Ombudsman Susan McKay has said there is nothing to stop a person making a complaint under the Code of Practice and following it up by going to law if they so wishWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
Sexual violence victims should get legal aid at all stages of legal process, Oireachtas committee toldBar council says failure to reverse cuts to criminal legal aid fees is 'a national issue'Tue Oct 03 2023 - 19:08
Criminal courts grind to a halt as barristers strike, with Ashling Murphy case impactedAlmost no criminal business happens as hundreds of cases adjourned in dispute over criminal legal aid fee cutsTue Oct 03 2023 - 12:29
‘Serious harm’ test should be considered for all defamation cases – Oireachtas committee reportJudge should have the final say on the amount of any damages, justice committee recommendsMon Oct 02 2023 - 20:49
Criminal barristers’ strike: what’s behind first-ever action and how courts will be affectedBarristers and solicitors pursuing restoration of pay rates cut more than a decade agoMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:42
Ashling Murphy murder: Trial of Jozef Puska to begin later this monthPretrial issues to open on Wednesday and are expected to last two weeksMon Oct 02 2023 - 14:51
Irish barristers set to strike for first time over failure to reverse recession-era cuts‘All systems go’ after Minister for Justice indicates any progress in criminal legal aid fees dispute will not come before BudgetSun Oct 01 2023 - 15:36
Country’s highest-ranking judge talks striking barristers, right-sizing the judiciary and judge conduct in rare interviewChief Justice Donal O’Donnell says judges are public servants and everyone coming into an Irish court ‘should be treated equally and listened to’Sat Sept 30 2023 - 07:00
Personal injuries award levels are down, but movement on insurance premiums has yet to followNew data from Courts Service contrast markedly with lack in cuts to the cost of insurance, says lobby groupSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Ashling Murphy murder trial and Graham Dwyer appeal among cases in new legal yearOther cases listed include Yousef Palani sentencing; Aaron Brady appeal; Michael Lynn trial; planning appeals; and moreFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:24
Personal injury cases down 40 per cent in four years, latest Courts Service annual report shows Murder, rape and domestic violence cases rose last year but the number of less serious criminal offences fellThu Sept 28 2023 - 11:04
Concern about constitutionality of Judicial Appointments Bill could see it referred to Supreme CourtFianna Fáil Justice spokesman told Minister proposed law may interfere with Government’s constitutional right to nominate judgesTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:00
No complaints made about judges last year under new system were admissible, report showsJudicial Council’s 2022 annual report shows 17 of 34 complaints did not fall under scope of relevant ActTue Sept 19 2023 - 00:01
Basketball Ireland did not know school removed Kenneally in 1987 after abuse allegations Coach was involved with other basketball teams until after 2013 media reports of Garda investigationWed Sept 13 2023 - 18:14
Jailed sex offender Bill Kenneally to be called before commission of investigationIrish Times journalist who broke story about sports coach gives evidenceTue Sept 12 2023 - 20:05
Man abused by Bill Kenneally regarded his family as ‘big powerhouse’ in WaterfordCommission examining State agencies’ response to allegations against Bill Kenneally begins public hearingsMon Sept 11 2023 - 20:09
‘It is bringing justice to the local population’: A daytrip to the Aran Islands with a District Court judgeJudge Mary Fahy travels by ferry to Inis Mór three times a year to hear cases in English and Irish relating to all of the islandsSat Sept 09 2023 - 07:00
Environmentalists want court to overturn Government emissions reduction plan as it is ‘too vague’ Failure to hit targets will disproportionately impact poor communities, Friends of the Irish Environment claimTue Sept 05 2023 - 14:01
New law removes potential obstacle to formal complaints about judges’ conduct of family law casesStatutory instrument signed by Minister concerns release of documents and information to complainantsMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:26
