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Grieving dad Andrew McGinley calls for HSE to have 'same meeting' with Deirdre Morley

Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley died tragically on January 24th 2020.

[Conor (9), Darragh (7) and little sister Carla McGinley (3) pictured with parents Deirdre (far left) and Andrew]

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Conor (9), Darragh (7) and little sister Carla McGinley (3) pictured with parents Deirdre (far left) and Andrew(Image: McGinley family)

Brave father Andrew McGinley has urged the HSE to have the "exact same meeting" with Deirdre Morley after having "positive talks" with officials.

His children Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley died tragically on January 24th last year.

Their mother Deirdre was found not guilty of murdering the three kids by reason of insanity last month.

Andrew is keeping their memory alive through Conor's Clips online, and spoke about how he had held a productive meeting with the HSE on Wednesday.

He tweeted: "Thank you all for your messages. I met with the HSE on my own this morning and Im pleased with that preliminary meeting and the commitments the HSE made.

"I have advised the HSE that the exact same meeting needs to be conducted with Deirdre and her counsel."

Meanwhile, speaking to a new podcast series Shattered Lives, Andrew revealed that some people had claimed he must have been responsible for the tragic deaths of his children.

The podcast, produced by the Irish Star in conjunction with the Irish Mirror, saw Andrew speak about the horrific false accusations, which he says were deeply hurtful to him.

I did see one comment again on Facebook where a lady said that a mother couldnt possibly do this, that it had to be the father that killed the kids.

I know that the gardai spoke to a number of people in relation to spreading false information.

[Andrew McGinley with his children, Conor, Daragh and Carla McGinley]

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Andrew McGinley with his children, Conor, Daragh and Carla McGinley

Literally in the days after the children died.

Youre trying to process everything else and then you see somebody post on Facebook an accusation like that."

Andrew was forced to take down his Facebook page over repeated abuse now mostly labelled towards his wife - who has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital.

Andrew explained how he eventually came to terms with the fact that his wife was insane when she took his childrens lives - after initially being angry and upset.

He said: You experience every sort of emotion. I still do on a daily basis. I dont want to be angry.

I would have considered myself a positive person, optimistic. I don't want to be angry.

I struggled with it because I didnt understand it. I spoke at length with Ronan Mullaney who is the head of the team currently treating Dee.

I have to say he gave me a better understanding of it, of insanity."

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