Andrew McGinley is remembering his three children, Conor, Darragh, and Carla, on their fourth anniversary today.
The three children were found dead at their home in Dublin after being killed by their mother, Deirdre Morley.
Deirdre was found not guilty by reason of insanity and is currently being treated at Dublin’s Central Mental Hospital.
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Conor, Darragh, and Carla’s death, with Andrew sharing a beautiful photo to his X profile dedicated to remembering his kids.
“My beautiful babies. Four years gone today,” he shared to @conorsclips.
My beautiful babies 🥰
— Conor’s Clips (@conorsclips) January 24, 2024
Four years gone today. #ConorsClips#AsDarraghDid#SnowmanForCarla#Conor #Darragh #Carla 🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/Ds0aXHjNsx
Ahead of their anniversary, Andrew expressed his frustration and disappointment towards the HSE’s review of the tragedy.
He told Dublin Live that the review ‘lacked detail’ and that nothing had changed since his children’s deaths.
In court, it was shared that Deirdre Morley had been suffering from depression in the months before she murdered their kids.
“Had I asked them to do a review of the Titanic, they would have said that a ship set sail in cold weather, sank and some people died,” Andrew told the outlet.
“It just lacks details. At the end of the treatment they were reviewing – three children died… I would have thought every decision would’ve been analysed and thoroughly reviewed and it just doesn’t seem to be.
“There is no ‘why was this decision made.’ It was lacking an awful lot of details, it was disappointing. It lacked analysis. You can’t say a decision was made and leave it at that. The review is finished, it’s finalised.”
Still looking after me. Got a free coffee from my loyalty card. It’s the little things😃#Conor #Darragh #Carla 🥰🥰🥰https://t.co/gmRuJ56hCV pic.twitter.com/ozpwhQoBvn
— Conor’s Clips (@conorsclips) January 24, 2024
The father said he believes his children would still be alive today had the information about his wife’s mental state been shared with him.
“I do think that a co-parent should have an immediate right to be informed, advised, and supported.
“Deirdre was raising concerns about being a parent, about being around the children, and I believe at one stage she said to her clinician she didn’t feel safe around the children. I was never told that.
“So decisions were made by clinicians at that time without any involvement from me as the co-parent. I’m fighting for the right of a co-parent to be fully informed, fully advised, and fully supported.”
Following his children’s death, Andrew says clinicians should be able to breach patient confidentiality in some cases.
“Nobody has a right to make decisions about me or at the time my children without my input so I do feel strongly that patient confidentiality should have been breached.
“These decisions were impacting me and the children and we had no involvement, no knowledge, no nothing – it’s just not right. The current process is not right.”
We are thinking of Andrew today and remember Conor, Darragh, and Carla today.
