A man has been charged in connection with the deaths of three siblings in Dublin.
Lisa Cash, 18, and her 8-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley died in an incident at their home in Tallaght early Sunday.
Irish police say a man in his 20s will appear before Dublin’s Criminal Court on Monday night in connection with the deaths.
Earlier, a vigil was held in Tallaght in memory of the brothers and sisters with a crowd gathered outside the house to mourn along with family and friends.
Balloons were released and candles were lit along the exterior wall of the house in their memory as songs were played to the crowd.
A vigil was held after the deaths of three brothers in Tallaght
Dozens of bouquets of flowers, teddy bears and candles have been placed along the wall as well as photographs of the three, showing Christy and Chelsea making their First Communion.
Officers were called to the property on the Rossfield estate in Tallaght around 12.30am on Sunday.
The victim’s 14-year-old brother was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries following the incident.
Their mother, a woman in her 40s, was discharged from the hospital on Sunday and is being supported by her family.
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the families of the victims, and said the “terrible tragedy” had “shocked and saddened the whole country”.
Ireland’s Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, described the death as “horrible and traumatic”, saying it was “one of the worst incidents I have heard of or encountered during my service. “.
The Commissioner appealed to anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have any information, to come to assist the gardener in their investigation.
