The trial of a 32 year old man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy is due to get underway later this morning.
Jozef Puska, of Lynally Grove in Tullamore, Co Offaly, is due to stand trial before the Central Criminal Court.
Ashling Murphy was 23 years old and had been working as a primary school teacher and was a traditional Irish musician in the Tullamore area at the time of her death.
Jozef Puska, a Slovakian native, is accused of her murder and is due before the Central Criminal Court this morning, on what is the start of the new courts term.
The trial is listed for half 10 this morning, and could last for up to six weeks.
