Stephen & Olive Hawe statement:

In August we received news no family should ever have to hear. In one night we lost three beautiful grandchildren, a beloved daughter-in-law and our son Alan. Death’s dark door opened and we have struggled over the last 16 months to comprehend how this came to pass.

We have had some light shed upon that darkness with the insight gained that Alan suffered from severe depressive illness.

It does not make the pain and loss any easier for us.

We sincerely thank the Coroner Dr Flanagan for the extraordinary work she and her staff have put into this inquest.

We pay particular tribute to the members of an Garda Siochana under the leadership of Superintendent Leo Mcginn and Detective Inspector James O’leary.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Garda first responders Alan Ratcliffe and Aisling Walsh and the paramedics who attended the tragic scene.

We thank our family liaison officers Garda Lisa Stephens and Sergeant Ted Hughes who have helped us through very dark days.

We wish to thank Michael Lanigan our solicitor for his work and assistance throughout the last year.

We thank all those who have taken the time in the last year to contact us with messages of support and prayer from all parts of the country.

They have brought us great solace.