Deirdre Morley and Andrew McGinley take separate High Court medical negligence actions

Deirdre Morley, a highly trained paediatric nurse, was found not guilty of the murder of Conor, 9, Darragh, 7 and Carla, 3, by reason of insanity last year.

Both parents of the three McGinley children who were killed by their mother in their Dublin home have filed separate but similar cases against the HSE, the Governors of St Patrick’s Hospital and a named person in the High Court this week.

The legal action is a bid to highlight the need for improvements in Ireland’s mental healthcare system, the children’s father, Andrew McGinley said.