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Child and man found dead in Dublin

Gabija GataveckaiteDublin correspondent, BBC News NI
News imageGarda Síochána Two images separated by a white line. One is of a man. The other is of a boy wearing glasses and a red and grey top. Garda Síochána
The bodies of Wayne O'Reilly and his son Oisín were found in separate homes in Dublin

A father and son found dead at separate properties in west Dublin have been named locally as Wayne O'Reilly and his 11-year-old son Oisín.

Gardaí and emergency services were called to a home in Cherry Orchard in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, at around 08:30 local time on Thursday where a body of 48-year-old Wayne O'Reilly was found.

Oisín's body was found at a home in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, shortly afterwards.

Both scenes have been preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.

News imageBrian Lawless/PA Wire Two uniformed members of the Gardaí standing nearby a property in the Cherry Orchard area of Ballyfermot where the body of a man in his 40s was found. There is a beige-brick house in the foreground and a row of white semi-detached houses in the background. A yellow and blue Garda car is parked at the scene along with other vehicles. Irish tricolours fly from two lamp posts. Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The coroner has been notified and the services of the Office of the State Pathologist have been requested by gardaí.

The bodies have been removed from the scenes.

"Post-mortem examinations will be arranged in due course," said a garda spokesperson in a statement.

"The results of these examinations will assist Gardaí in determining the course of the investigation.

"The investigation is being carried out under a senior investigating officer."

Sinn Féin councillor Daithi Doolan said it was "heartbreaking news".

"Deepest sympathy to the family and friends," he wrote on X.

"You are in our thoughts at this sad time."