Liz Dunphy: Cork hit again by horror of family murder-suicide

The bodies of the Hawe family arrive at the Church of St. Mary in Castlerahan in County Cavan. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Cork county has been hit yet again by the horror of a family murder-suicide.

More than 30 murder-suicide cases have been recorded in Ireland since 2000, and at least 146 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in their own home or by family or partners since 2000.