A Dublin man killed his son in his own home before travelling to his ex-partner’s house and taking his life in the back garden of the property, gardaí believe. Mr O’Reilly continued to have access to his son in a shared custody arrangement with his ex-partner, the boy’s mother. Photograph: Colin Keegan/CollinsA friend of Mr O’Reilly’s visited the scene on Thursday, saying everybody in the area was “shocked” when news of the deaths emerged. He said Mr O’Reilly was well known in the area and sometimes earned a living fixing cars. The man added it was hard to reconcile his memories of Mr O’Reilly with the killing of Oisín.

Source: The Irish Times January 09, 2026 15:19 UTC