Ashling Murphy was a musician and fluent Irish speaker who had a close affinity with two Gaeltacht areas, said her father, Ray Murphy. Photograph: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann/PA Wire

Ashling Murphy’s father has thanked the public for their support, saying a memorial fund aims to “keep her memory alive”.

The 23-year-old teacher was murdered on the bank of the Grand Canal, close to Tullamore in Co Offaly, in January 2022.

Her family have set up the Ashling Mur

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