Irish Examiner view: Evil that men do lives on

Tullamore tragedy

Approximately 500 people gathered in Emmett Square, Clonakilty, last night to hold a vigil in memory of Ashling Murphy. Ms Murphy was found dead on Wednesday afternoon on the banks of the Grand Canal, Co Offaly. Picture: Andy Gibson.

The awful circumstances of the tragic death of Ashling Murphy on a stretch of canal bank in Tullamore, Co Offaly, are the subject of a murder investigation by An Garda Síochána and, as such, it would be imprudent to speculate about the circumstances and details.

Our columnist Louise O’Neill, wrote about “yet another woman who never comes home again ... we say their names aloud. Sarah Everard. Sabina Nessa. Ashling Murphy. And we wonder which one of us will be next.”