Mark and Louise O'Connor and their adult son Evan, who had additional needs, were violently killed near the village of Tallanstown yesterday.
A man in his 30s is still being questioned about the deaths of three family members in Co Louth.
Mark and Louise O'Connor and their adult son Evan, who had additional needs, were violently killed near the village of Tallanstown yesterday.
Post mortem exams will be carried out on their remains today.
Crime Editor with the Irish Times, Conor Lally, says they were a well liked family.

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