Problems associated with pornography need to be recognised as part of a broader appraisal of violence against women in the aftermath of the killing of Ashling Murphy.

That’s according to one of the country’s best-known political correspondents.

Writing in the Meath Chronicle, Gavan Reilly of Virgin Media News said if Ms Murphy’s death is not to be repeated then, “we have to at least start by recognising the world as it is”.

“We have to get to grips with how young boys are presented with a view of women through the black mirror of a smartphone screen, long before a parent can sit them down for The Talk”.

“It’s not the only thing we must do. We must also tackle misogynist comments in WhatsApp groups, in pubs, in changing rooms, and learn that a woman can dress and post pictures celebrating her body without inviting a man’s proposition”, he wrote.

“But, before anything else, the first step is admitting we have a problem.”