Far-right elements 'used Ashling's killing to whip up racist and anti-immigrant sentiment'

A memorial to Ashling Murphy at the scene of her murder on the Grand Canal Way, Tullamore. Picture: Colin Keegan

Elements on the far right used the killing of Ashling Murphy to whip up racist and anti-immigrant sentiment, according to a civil rights organisation.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said that the online commentary in relation to the killing in Tullamore on January 12 highlights the responsibilities of social media companies to address “the spread of misinformation”.