The funeral of murdered school teacher Ashling Murphy is taking place in Co Offaly this morning.
It’s being held in Mountbolus at 11 o’clock – when schools across Ireland will also hold a minute’s silence.
The 23-year-old was killed while running along the Grand Canal, near Tullamore, last Wednesday afternoon.
Micheál Cunningham’s 22-year-old daughter, Ciara Campbell, was murdered in Co Carlow in 2007.
He says there are similarities between the two cases.
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