In April 2007 Ciara Dunne and her two children 4 year old Lean and 3 year old Shania were killed by husband and father Adrian Dunne. He then took his own life. Having prepared their wills and visited Funeral Directors in the weeks before the murders, it has been said that Adrian and Ciara planned the murders together before Adrian carried them out. An inquiry into the murders found that the family faced financial challenges as well as Adrian being a controlling force in the family and made recommendations for change.

This is the story of the Dunne Family.

Information and support  

• Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  
• Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA 
• Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid 
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 
• Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America 
• Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline  

References  

Inquiry report content

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Mother and girls buried together

The War At Home | Broadsheet.ie

Inquest hears details of Monageer tragedy

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Tragedy family 'picked coffins'

Mother and girls died by unlawful killing - inquest – The Irish Times

Dunne Family Inquest Verdict Announced | Irish News, 21/05/2009

No 'definitive motive' for Monageer deaths

Report finds no single cause of Monageer family deaths – The Irish Times

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Parents 'worried about daughter'

Picture painted of control freak who dominated wife | Irish Independent

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