Ashling Murphy to be buried on Tuesday as thousands attend vigils to remember her

The funeral of Ashling Murphy will take place on Tuesday at St. Brigid's Church in Mountbolus nea...
James Wilson
James Wilson

11.07 16 Jan 2022


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Ashling Murphy to be buried on...

Ashling Murphy to be buried on Tuesday as thousands attend vigils to remember her

James Wilson
James Wilson

11.07 16 Jan 2022


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The funeral of Ashling Murphy will take place on Tuesday at St. Brigid's Church in Mountbolus near Tullamore. 

The mass will be streamed live on MemorialLane.ie and she will then be buried in Lowertown Cemetery, Mountbolus. The Murphy family have asked that only family flowers be presented at the funeral. 

The primary school teacher was killed whilst out for a run along the banks of the Grand Canal outside Tullamore. 

Vigils have taken place all over Ireland and the world in recent days, with thousands turning out to pay their respects to the 23 year old. 

The Murphy family says they are "appreciative and [are] overwhelmed by the national outpouring of support shown to them". 

Crowds outside the Dáil in Dublin city for a vigil to Ashling Murphy Crowds outside the Dáil in Dublin city for a vigil to Ashling Murphy. Picture by: Paul O'Donoghue

At a demonstration on Saturday in Smithfield, Dublin, Therese Moloney from the Unite Trade Union, said Ashling's death has highlighted why so many Irish women fear for their safety: 

“It’s not all men, but it is all women who are threatened,” Ms Moloney said. 

“Who check themselves, who avoid certain areas, who make sure to let someone know where they will be. 

“Who look over their shoulder at the sound of footsteps. 

“Violence against women and girls will only end once the precursors to the violence, the verbal aggression, the remarks, the slutshaming, the everyday sexism become unacceptable.” 

A photo of Ashling Murphy is surrounded by messages and flanked by candles and flowers in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Picture by: Kacy O'Riordan

Similar views were expressed by Ailbhe Smyth, a women’s rights campaigner, who told Newstalk

“It always in a way surprises me when some men say, ‘Oh well, it’s not all men.’ 

“We know that, nobody has ever said that. We said that there is built into masculinity a strand, which enables some men who... seek to exercise a kind of entitlement of power over women. 

“Therefore you don’t solve this problem by passing one law. You’re talking about a shift in a culture.”

Main image: Ashling Murphy. Picture by: Facebook. 


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