Two arrested in Ashling Murphy case are released

Two people arrested as part of the Ashling Murphy investigation have been released without charge.

Gardaí detained a man and a woman in their 60s on Wednesday in relation to withholding information.

They were later released without charge.

"A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing," the Garda Press Office confirmed.

23-year-old Ashling Murphy was attacked and died while out for a run along the Grand Canal in Tullamore on January 12.

Jozef Puska (31), with an address at Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Tullamore is currently before the courts charged with her murder.