Huge crowds expected at funeral home this afternoon to pay respects to Hawe family

Thousands of mourners are expected to pay their respects this afternoon to the five members of the Hawe family who were found dead at their Ballyjamesduff home on Monday of this week, August 29.

Teachers Alan Hawe, wife Clodagh (nee Coll), and their three children Liam (13), Niall (11) and Ryan (6) will be reposing at Finnegan's Funeral Home in Cavan Town from 3-8pm this afternoon (Friday), September 2.

They will all be buried together following funeral mass tomorrow in Castlerahan.

Father Felim Kelly, Curate in the Parish of Castlerahan and Munterconnaught, Co Cavan, in the Diocese of Kilmore, has advised the Catholic Communications Office that the funeral arrangements for the late Hawe family RIP are as follows:

'Remains of the deceased, Clodagh, Alan, Liam, Niall and Ryan, will be reposing at Finnegans Funeral Home in Cavan Town from 3-8pm this Friday, September 2.

'Father Felim Kelly CC, will celebrate Requiem Mass on Saturday, September 3 at 4pm in Saint Mary’s Church, Castlerahan.

'Burial will take place after Mass in the local cemetery beside the church.

'Out of respect for the solemnity of the Funeral Liturgy on Saturday – and as Saint Mary’s Church has a limited capacity – inside the church is reserved for family, loved ones and parishioners only. An external loud speaker, and a small reserved area for media cameras, will be available.'

State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis, who attended the Hawe home at Oakdene, Barconey to assist with preliminary investigations, carried out post mortems on three of the bodies at the moturary in Drogheda on Tuesday.

Gardaí are treating the investigation as one of murder suicide. They have said they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths, with Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll telling a press-briefing at Ballyjamesduff Garda Station: “We believe all the answers” in connection with the murders are contained within the Hawe family home.

Investigators are understood to have secured several notes and documents at the home that they hope will help them with their investigation.