Hawe family inquest gets underway today

The inquest into the deaths of the Hawe family begins today.

Clodagh Hawe (nee Coll) and her three children Liam (14), Niall (11), and six-year-old Ryan were found dead in their home in August 29 2016.

The body of husband and father Alan Hawe was also found at the family’s home at Barcony in Castlerahan.

At the opening of the inquest at Cavan Courthouse, County Coroner Dr Mary Flanagan commented that this was a “particularly emotive” inquest. The hearing is expected to run for at least two-days, hearing evidence from at least 12 individual witnesses.

The first witness is mother of Clodagh, Mary Coll.

Mr Hawe was the vice-principal of Castlerahan National School and the family were heavily involved in the local community.

Clodagh was originally from the nearby village of Mountnugent and taught at Oristown National School near Kells in Co Meath.

The body of Mr Hawe, originally from Kilkenny, was earlier this year exhumed from the family grave at St Mary’s Church in Castlerahan to be cremated.

 

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