Man arrested over murder of primary school teacher Ashling Murphy | World News

Police investigating the death of Ashling Murphy have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of her murder.

Ms Murphy, 23, was found dead after going for a run on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly, at around 4pm on Wednesday 12 January.

Police have said the man who was detained is being held at the Tullamore Garda Station.

The arrest comes after the Ms Murphy’s was remembered as a “woman who made a difference, who brought happiness and who was loved” during her funeral mass at St Brigid’s Church in Mountbolus.

Bishop Tom Deenihan told mourners that Ms Murphy was “a woman who lived the short years given to her to the full, who developed her talents, who reached out to others, who made a difference, who brought happiness and who was loved”.

Tens of thousands of people have attended vigils in Ireland and the UK but, while they have been remembering Ms Murphy, they have also called for more to be done to tackle violence against women and girls.