Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of Louth couple

A rural community was in shock last night after the death of a well-known couple in violent circumstances, who are survived by their four children.

Officially, gardaí say the “possibility of a link between the two incidents is a line of enquiry” but it is understood that a murder-suicide has not been ruled out.

The deceased were named locally as Jim and Marie Quigley from Rathmore, Hackballscross, Co Louth.