The Central Criminal Court has heard Ashling Murphy represented ‘everything good about Irish society’. 

Tributes are being paid to the 23-year-old schoolteacher at the sentencing hearing of Jozef Puska this morning.

The 33-year-old of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly was convicted of Ashling's murder over a week ago.

In a victim impact statement this morning, Ashling’s boyfriend Ryan Casey said Ireland was going down a ‘dangerous path’ and warned ‘this won’t be the last time’ this happens to a family.

Further victim impact statements are being delivered to the court, before Jozef Puska is handed a mandatory life sentence.