Overview
- Gardaí discovered the bodies of Bridgid 'Biddy' O’Brien and her partner James McGinn at their Cois Cairn home, with both pronounced dead at the scene after an alert around 8am on Wednesday.
- Officers found what are believed to be stab or knife wounds on Mr McGinn while Ms O’Brien showed no obvious signs of violence, and the locations of the bodies within the house differ.
- The Serious Crime Unit and a Senior Investigating Officer are leading a forensic inquiry from Dún Laoghaire Garda Station and have appointed Family Liaison Officers to support relatives.
- The State Pathologist is carrying out post-mortems and toxicology analyses, and Gardaí say results will be central to deciding whether the man’s injuries were caused by another person or were self-inflicted.
- The couple previously lost two young children in a 2017 Clondalkin house fire, a history that has shaped local reaction and left the community deeply shocked as investigators canvass neighbours and await test results.