Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court this afternoon through a Slovakian interpreter to the murder of 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling Murphy while she was jogging along the Grand Canal in Tullamore on January 12th 2022.
A jury of nine men and three women has now been sworn in to try the case which is expected to begin tomorrow morning.
Mr Justice Hunt told the jury panel that it was very important that the court did not discover down the line that any of them had previously expressed views about the case on social media as it could cause grave difficulties for the trial.
The jurors were also told Mr Puska had been in St James' Hospital in Dublin in January last year and they should not serve if they knew anything about his stay in hospital.
The trial is expected to last up to five weeks.
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A jury of nine men and three women has now been sworn in to try the case which is expected to begin tomorrow morning.
Mr Justice Hunt told the jury panel that it was very important that the court did not discover down the line that any of them had previously expressed views about the case on social media as it could cause grave difficulties for the trial.
The jurors were also told Mr Puska had been in St James' Hospital in Dublin in January last year and they should not serve if they knew anything about his stay in hospital.
The trial is expected to last up to five weeks.
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The Dept of Equality has told the Offaly Independent that up to 50 Ukrainians are to be accommodated at a former Edenderry shoe factory on Saint Mary's Street.
"The property is undergoing a refurbishment programme. It is anticipated that this will be completed and that the property will accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection from December 2023."
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"The property is undergoing a refurbishment programme. It is anticipated that this will be completed and that the property will accommodate beneficiaries of temporary protection from December 2023."
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"Racial nationalism is either wrong or it isn’t. Swimming against the tide of public support for oppressed small nations in this country is something that should not be embarked on lightly. Doing so for an inherently self-centred nation-state such as Israel smacks of insincerity."
https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2023/10/16/irish-zionism-is-a-dead-end
https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2023/10/16/irish-zionism-is-a-dead-end
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Irish Zionism Is A Dead End | The Burkean
"The Irish don’t trust Israel, and for good reason. Let’s keep it that way."
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What is means to be Irish is “expanding and shifting” according to this Black Jewish woman
https://x.com/newstalkfm/status/1713975319646900635
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Buncrana locals mounted a successful direct action protest last night and managed to get two vans of asylum seekers turned around after learning that up to 66 single men were set to be accommodated at a property beside the library carpark on Walkers Lane in the Donegal town.
A local community activist called the plan a disaster and said people needed to overcome their fear of being labelled 'racist' in order to protect their children.
"This is about security and health and looking after our children and grandchildren. Children walk up and down Walkers Lane all the time."
Referring to the asylum seekers, he added "we don't know if they're rapists. We don't know their history because they're unvetted. We do not know if they're murderers."
Locals had originally been told that families would be accommodated at the property.
You can watch footage of the protest here.
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A local community activist called the plan a disaster and said people needed to overcome their fear of being labelled 'racist' in order to protect their children.
"This is about security and health and looking after our children and grandchildren. Children walk up and down Walkers Lane all the time."
Referring to the asylum seekers, he added "we don't know if they're rapists. We don't know their history because they're unvetted. We do not know if they're murderers."
Locals had originally been told that families would be accommodated at the property.
You can watch footage of the protest here.
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The prosecution has begun outlining its case in the trial Jozef Puska, accused of the murder of Ashling Murphy last year.
Anne-Marie Lawlor SC told jurors that Ashling Murphy was stabbed 11 times to the right side of her neck and there was no prior connection between her and Jozef Puska.
She said photos of the scene will show it "covered in briars" which is significant because Puska had cuts on every exposed part of his body".
"A bicycle was left at the scene," she says, adding that the prosecution will say it was Josef Puska's bike.
"He can be seen on CCTV cycling around the area ... his DNA was on the handlebars".
"you will hear that his DNA was found under fingernails of Ashling Murphy ... forensic scientists will explain ... is a match and there is a 1/14,000 chance that it was someone else".
"In the course of engagement with gardaí, prosecution say they have what amounts to an admission through an interpreter, when he said: "I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer"".
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Anne-Marie Lawlor SC told jurors that Ashling Murphy was stabbed 11 times to the right side of her neck and there was no prior connection between her and Jozef Puska.
She said photos of the scene will show it "covered in briars" which is significant because Puska had cuts on every exposed part of his body".
"A bicycle was left at the scene," she says, adding that the prosecution will say it was Josef Puska's bike.
"He can be seen on CCTV cycling around the area ... his DNA was on the handlebars".
"you will hear that his DNA was found under fingernails of Ashling Murphy ... forensic scientists will explain ... is a match and there is a 1/14,000 chance that it was someone else".
"In the course of engagement with gardaí, prosecution say they have what amounts to an admission through an interpreter, when he said: "I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer"".
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They keep telling black people that they have 'Irish roots' because one of their ancestors was a British planter in Ireland.
Then they want to move here 'to explore their heritage' but it's never about their heritage of colonialism. This woman even studied anthropology and she hasn't figured it out.
She also supports the new plantation of Ireland which makes sense:
“A lot of my friends are people who are from different countries and different backgrounds. That’s been the best part that Dublin is such a multicultural city and to participate in the reality that we have a cross-cultural and global world and we must have those conversations.”
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Then they want to move here 'to explore their heritage' but it's never about their heritage of colonialism. This woman even studied anthropology and she hasn't figured it out.
She also supports the new plantation of Ireland which makes sense:
“A lot of my friends are people who are from different countries and different backgrounds. That’s been the best part that Dublin is such a multicultural city and to participate in the reality that we have a cross-cultural and global world and we must have those conversations.”
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There's a homeless Irish man sleeping under a tarp 4 miles down the road in the woods in Laragh but unfortunately these ensuite cabins in Glendalough are only available to 950 Ukrainians.
They include:
🔹 hot catered meal service provision
🔹 on-site access to an advanced paramedic and first aid service
🔹 shower and toilet facilities in each own-door cabin
🔹 self-service laundry facilities
🔹 sanitation and refuse services
🔹 indoor dining facilities
🔹 indoor and outdoor recreational spaces
🔹 utilities (hot water, heating)
🔹 easy access between accommodation and other amenities
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They include:
🔹 hot catered meal service provision
🔹 on-site access to an advanced paramedic and first aid service
🔹 shower and toilet facilities in each own-door cabin
🔹 self-service laundry facilities
🔹 sanitation and refuse services
🔹 indoor dining facilities
🔹 indoor and outdoor recreational spaces
🔹 utilities (hot water, heating)
🔹 easy access between accommodation and other amenities
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Gript
Wicklow to house 950 Refugees with Own Door Accommodation - Gript
"Once again public representatives are kept in the dark until the ink is dry on a contract. Glendalough Estate at "Annamoe" will be home to potentially 950 people (families) from Ukraine starting in a matter of weeks. Annamoe's population will be quadrupled…
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Standing for nearly 5,000 years…didn’t last longer than 50 years with New Age Hippies
https://twitter.com/shadowsandstone/status/1713538571859063163
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I can think of a number of rule-of-law democracies free from Islamosavagery. There must be another vital ingredient required methinks.
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The Irish Independent & RTE Primetime ran a poll of Muslims living in Ireland back in 2006. They haven't repeated it but they know exactly what they're letting in:
🔹 Over half of young Muslims (57%) believed Ireland should become an Islamic State.
🔹 28% of young Muslims aged between 16 and 26 admitted to believing violence for political ends was sometimes justified.
The good news (which the Indo ran with as the headline) was that we were told the majority of them are very happy here...isn't that nice!
We are also told that allowing these people to settle in Ireland in unlimited numbers and letting them vote in our elections to shape the direction of our nation without even requiring citizenship 'strengthens democracy'.
In 2018, the ESRI published a study titled "Attitudes to Diversity in Ireland".
🔷 59% of the Irish public said they wanted just a few or no Muslims to be allowed to migrate to Ireland.
But unfortunately, what also 'strengthens democracy' is to ignore the will of the people and make us as vulnerable as every other 'rule-of-law' European country which has beaten down this path before us, no lessons learned.
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🔹 Over half of young Muslims (57%) believed Ireland should become an Islamic State.
🔹 28% of young Muslims aged between 16 and 26 admitted to believing violence for political ends was sometimes justified.
The good news (which the Indo ran with as the headline) was that we were told the majority of them are very happy here...isn't that nice!
We are also told that allowing these people to settle in Ireland in unlimited numbers and letting them vote in our elections to shape the direction of our nation without even requiring citizenship 'strengthens democracy'.
In 2018, the ESRI published a study titled "Attitudes to Diversity in Ireland".
🔷 59% of the Irish public said they wanted just a few or no Muslims to be allowed to migrate to Ireland.
But unfortunately, what also 'strengthens democracy' is to ignore the will of the people and make us as vulnerable as every other 'rule-of-law' European country which has beaten down this path before us, no lessons learned.
🔗 independent.ie
Independent.ie
Muslims give their blessing: Vast majority very happy here, says poll
THE vast majority of Muslims living in Ireland have integrated successfully into society and strongly reject Islamic extremism. An opinion poll carried out...
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Stop the Plantation. Save your Community!
Wednesday 18th Oct, meeting at 9.30am at the entrance to #Breaffy House Resort.
Wednesday 18th Oct, meeting at 9.30am at the entrance to #Breaffy House Resort.
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Buncrana out in force again tonight.
Appealing to Peppard Investments, who are believed the be managing the property, a spokesperson for the locals said:
"If you are successful at putting single men in there, we are going to get them out ... If you want good will in this community, you have to start doing what the community needs and wants ... All people want is peace of mind in their homes, feeling safe knowing that their children can walk down that lane and they're safe."
Peppard Investments Ltd is a property investment company with an address in Cork who are also believed to renovating the Frascati House in Blackrock, Co. Dublin to accommodate asylum seekers.
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Appealing to Peppard Investments, who are believed the be managing the property, a spokesperson for the locals said:
"If you are successful at putting single men in there, we are going to get them out ... If you want good will in this community, you have to start doing what the community needs and wants ... All people want is peace of mind in their homes, feeling safe knowing that their children can walk down that lane and they're safe."
Peppard Investments Ltd is a property investment company with an address in Cork who are also believed to renovating the Frascati House in Blackrock, Co. Dublin to accommodate asylum seekers.
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That's a hard pass from me.
Israel should take them. They will buoy its sagging birthrate and boost the economy. At this point in time, Israel has not yet learned how to be multicultural...
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Israel should take them. They will buoy its sagging birthrate and boost the economy. At this point in time, Israel has not yet learned how to be multicultural...
🔗 telegraph.co.uk
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The cross-examination of the second witness in the Ashling Murphy murder trial suggests the defence's case.
Two female joggers who came upon the scene while Ashling Murphy was still alive saw Jozef Puzka crouching over her.
"His face, his teeth, they were kind of grinding and he shouted "get away"...The girl, she was lying on the ground. I couldn't hear her scream. Her legs, she was kicking so hard. She was crying out for help. She was kicking like a scissors. She was moving with whatever part of body she could. At that point when I saw what was happening. I thought this guy was going to rape her to be honest. I said to him "I have my phone on me, I'm calling the guards, get off her". He kind of lunged... as if to frighten us."
The women fled for help.
The defence is contending that Puska was trying to assist Ashling Murphy and was in pain after being cut by the briars which the witness mistook for anger.
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Two female joggers who came upon the scene while Ashling Murphy was still alive saw Jozef Puzka crouching over her.
"His face, his teeth, they were kind of grinding and he shouted "get away"...The girl, she was lying on the ground. I couldn't hear her scream. Her legs, she was kicking so hard. She was crying out for help. She was kicking like a scissors. She was moving with whatever part of body she could. At that point when I saw what was happening. I thought this guy was going to rape her to be honest. I said to him "I have my phone on me, I'm calling the guards, get off her". He kind of lunged... as if to frighten us."
The women fled for help.
The defence is contending that Puska was trying to assist Ashling Murphy and was in pain after being cut by the briars which the witness mistook for anger.
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