Drew Harris: Tallaght killings 'one of the worst incidents' in my four decades of policing

Locals in Tallaght described the shock and sadness being felt across the community, calling it a 'dark cloud' hanging over them.

Locals in Tallaght described the shock and sadness being felt across the community, calling the killings of Lisa Cash and her younger twin siblings, Christy and Chelsea Cawley, a “dark cloud” hanging over their community. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has described the violent deaths of a teen and two eight-year-olds in the early hours of Sunday morning  as “one of the worst incidents” he has dealt with in his career.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Tallaght in the early hours of Sunday where Lisa Cash (18) was pronounced dead along with her twin brother and sister Chelsea and Christy (8). It’s understood they’d suffered stab wounds. A 14-year-old boy also received injuries in the incident and was taken to Tallaght Hospital for treatment.