Cordon around home allows family to grieve

The home where Eoghan, 10, and Ruairí, 5, Chada grew up was cordoned off yesterday by gardaí to ensure their grief stricken mother and her family and friends could mourn in private.

The boys were waked in the family home yesterday as the community of Ballinkillen in Co Carlow struggled to come to terms with their sudden loss.

Mourners streamed into the house to pay their respects to the boys, their mother, Kathleen, and her extended family who have been supporting her all week, while reporters and photographers were asked to stay away and allow the family the privacy they needed to say their goodbyes.