Cavan murder-suicide: ‘Be honest when speaking to kids’

The head of a mental health service has said parents who want to discuss the murder-suicide in Cavan need to allow their children to express themselves, and to build their sense of security in return.

Paul Gilligan, chief executive of St Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin, warned parents that their children will follow their lead in how they react to such tragedies.

“You need to say to children, in particular younger children, this is inexplicable. We don’t know what happened and we don’t know why it happened,” Mr Gilligan told RTÉ’s News at One.