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| Tragedy family 'picked coffins' | |
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| The family found dead in the Republic of Ireland specified the coffins they wanted buried in to an undertaker. | |
| The bodies of Adrian and Ciara Dunne and their children, Leanne, 5, and Shania, 3, were found at their home in Monagear, County Wexford, on Monday. | |
| Mr Dunne's mother, Mary, said the undertaker became concerned when Ciara asked for two white coffins. | |
| "He (Adrian) didn't say he was going to do anything," Mrs Dunne told Irish national broadcaster RTE. | |
| "He said the reason he was organising his funeral was because he was afraidof him having a traffic accident and they would be all killed in it and hewanted to have everything sorted out before anything would happen. | |
| "He didn't say he had planned to do anything." | |
| The government has said it will set up an independent investigation into the circumstances leading up to the deaths. | |
| Speaking on RTE, Minister for Children Brian Lenihan said the matter had been discussed at length at a cabinet meeting of the Irish government. | |
| Post mortem examinations are being carried out to establish the exact causes of death. | |
| Mr Dunne's brother, James, took his own life a month ago. | |
| Ciara Dunne was originally from Burt in County Donegal. | |
| Gardai broke into the house on Monday and found the bodies of the two girls and Mrs Dunne in the sitting room. | Gardai broke into the house on Monday and found the bodies of the two girls and Mrs Dunne in the sitting room. |
| The body of Mr Dunne, who was blind, was found in the hallway. | The body of Mr Dunne, who was blind, was found in the hallway. |
| Police would only confirm that the children did not have significant injuries. | Police would only confirm that the children did not have significant injuries. |
| The scene at the family home in Monageer | The scene at the family home in Monageer |
| Gardai said they became concerned for the family last Friday and asked a local priest to visit them. He did so and was concerned by what he found. The following day, officers also made contact with the local Health Service Executive (HSE). | Gardai said they became concerned for the family last Friday and asked a local priest to visit them. He did so and was concerned by what he found. The following day, officers also made contact with the local Health Service Executive (HSE). |
| Wexford TD Paul Kehoe has called for a full investigation into the death. | Wexford TD Paul Kehoe has called for a full investigation into the death. |
| Speaking on BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster on Tuesday, he said: "Anyone that phones an undertaker to organise their burial ground... anyone would know that he was in serious trouble. It is something that time was not going to heal. | Speaking on BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster on Tuesday, he said: "Anyone that phones an undertaker to organise their burial ground... anyone would know that he was in serious trouble. It is something that time was not going to heal. |
| "What I am looking for is that Minister (Mary) Harney, through the Department of Health, carries out a full investigation into this." | |
| Stunned relatives and friends comforted each together as the four bodies were removed from the house on Monday night. | Stunned relatives and friends comforted each together as the four bodies were removed from the house on Monday night. |
| Floral wreaths were laid at the scene in the Moine Rua housing estate. | Floral wreaths were laid at the scene in the Moine Rua housing estate. |