Gardai have spoken with a man known to a mother and her two children whose bodies were found in South Dublin yesterday.
The bodies of the 37 year old woman, her 11 year old daughter and 6 year old son were found dead in a house in Llewellyn estate in Ballinteer.
Post mortems are due on their bodies today, but gardai have deployed the resources of a murder investigation to examine the case.
A candlelit vigil was held in the estate last night for the family, who hadn’t been seen in a number of days.