The case is expected to last for up to five weeks.
The Ashling Murphy murder trial has got underway this morning.
33-year-old Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to the murder of the school teacher in Tullamore on January 12th, 2022.
Yesterday, a jury of nine men and three women was sworn in to hear the case.
The case is due to last up to five weeks.

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