Killing of 23-year-old in County Offaly has provoked outpouring of grief and anger in Ireland and beyond

Vigils are to be held in Ireland after the “senseless” killing of a 23-year-old teacher, with echoes of the national reckoning that was sparked in the UK last year by the murder of Sarah Everard.

Ashling Murphy was killed in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon while going for a run along the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore in County Offaly.

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Source: The Guardian