Five members of Jozef Puska's family have been sentenced for their roles in trying to cover up his murder of 23-year-old school teacher, Ashling Murphy.

She was brutally murdered along the banks of the Grand Canal in January 2022.

His wife, Lucia, pleaded guilty just before the trial began, while his two brothers and their wives were found guilty by a jury in June 2025.

Each of them received a custodial sentence and in this episode, Frank and Aisling detail the court proceedings, the mitigating factors put forward by their defence teams, and the judge's ultimate reasoning for each sentence.

They will also read in full the harrowing victim impact statements from Ashling's sister, Amy, and their father, Ray.

This is a special episode of Newstalk's podcast series All Rise, focusing on the trial of four members of Jozef Puska's family

In November 2023, Jozef Puska was found guilty of murdering 23 year old schoolteacher Ashling Murphy in a brutal, unprovoked attack that shocked the nation.

18 months later, his brothers and their wives stood trial for various offences arising from the murder investigation; and a jury this week convicted all four of them.

Frank Greaney and Aisling Moore look at how events unfolded in the courtroom – what the jury heard, and what they didn’t hear – including a guilty plea from Jozef Puska’s wife.

They’ll also look ahead to what happens next as the Puskas await sentencing.

In this extended episode, Deborah Naylor, Courts Correspondent with Virgin Media News; and Eoin Reynolds, Courts Reporter with Courts News Ireland, join us to discuss what the jury didn’t hear during the trial.

And with Jozef Puska now a convicted murderer, we speak more freely about our opinions on the evidence, and we also have a chat about Ashling’s legacy.

The jury in the Ashling Murphy murder trial has begun its deliberations.

In his charge to the jury this afternoon, Mr Justice Tony Hunt said if they’re to convict Jozef Puska of murder – they must be satisfied he stabbed Ashling Murphy 11 times in the neck.

Mr Justice Hunt said if they’re satisfied that no crime has been committed by Mr Puska, they must find him not guilty.

33-year-old Jozef Puska, of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly, denies murdering the school teacher along the Grand Canal in Tullamore on January 12th 2022.