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30th Jan 2020

Funerals of three children found dead in Dublin home to take place tomorrow

Jade Hayden

The siblings’ bodies were discovered last week.

The funerals of the three children who were found dead in a Dublin home will take place tomorrow.

The bodies of nine year old Conor, seven year old Darragh and three year old Carla McGinley were discovered in the Parson’s Court, Newcastle house last Friday.

Their cause of death has not yet been determined.

A Mass of the Angels will take place tomorrow morning at 11am in the Church of the Holy Family, Rathcoole, Dublin. Burial will then follow in Newcastle cemetery.

The children’s mother, Deirdre Morley, was charged with three counts of murder in a special sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice yesterday.

She remains in custody.

The children’s father, Andrew McGinley, has asked that the family’s request for privacy continues to be observed during this difficult time.

Earlier this week, he issued a statement via An Garda Síochána saying that he will fight every day “to keep the memory of Conor, Darragh, and Carla alive.”

“There are no words,” he said. “There is only devastation, grief and anguish. Every breath is a struggle.”

“Conor, Darragh and Carla are adored. They all had beautiful, bright futures ahead of them with family, friends and a community who love them.

“To all parents, cuddle your children whenever you get a chance, tell them how much you love them as often as you can, spend every spare minute with them reading, playing and enjoying their wonderfulness.

“The future has now become our enemy but we will battle it every day to keep the memory of Conor, Darragh and Carla alive.”

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