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06 Sept 2025

Poignant scenes at Offaly parkrun as tribute paid to Ashling Murphy

Poignant scenes at Offaly parkrun as tribute paid to Ashling Murphy

John Healy, Principal of Gortnamona NS, pays tribute to Ashling at the parkrun last Saturday

It was a foggy, but peaceful morning at the Mountlucas Parkrun last Saturday.

It was a poignant event for everyone who attended as the participants observed a minute’s silence to remember Ashling Murphy, who was tragically killed while out for a run last Wednesday.

John Healy, principal of Gortnamona National School in Killoughey, and a Mountlucas Parkrun regular, addressed the runners and gave a really touching reflection of Ashling. He asked all the parkrun participants to carry Ashling with them on the run and to bring her home across the finish line.

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