Search

24 Oct 2025

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the deaths of three children in Dublin

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder  in relation to the deaths of three children in Dublin

Andrew McGinley with his children, Conor, Darragh and Carla

A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the discovery of the bodies of three children at a property in Co Dublin last Friday.

Nine-year-old Conor McGinley, his brother Darragh,7, and their three-year-old sister Carla were found at a house in Parson’s Court, Newcastle, on Friday night.

The children's father, Andrew McGinley, is from Donegal.

The woman arrested was found at the scene and has been receiving medical attention at Tallaght University Hospital following the incident. She is currently detained at Clondalkin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.