Tallaght killings leave a nation frightened at their magnitude 

A 'dark cloud' descended over the community, as locals have been left reeling, trying to explain to children that their classmates are gone

Young friends hug each other at the memorial for  Lisa Cash and her younger twin siblings, Christy and Chelsea Cawley, in Tallaght. Gardaí continue their investigations this morning into all three deaths. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins 

When Morning Ireland segued as usual into his show, Ryan Tubridy's voice threatened to break down several times as he talked about events at the weekend, particularly the violent death of a teenager and her twin siblings.

“The detail is too horrible,” he says. “It’s too frightening. It’s too cruel. It’s too unfair.”