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Andrew McGinley, whose three children were killed by their mother who was suffering from mental illness, has announced that the work of a charity established in their honour is coming to an end.Mr McGinley’s children – Conor (9), Darragh (7) and Carla (3) – were killed by their mother, Deirdre Morley, at their home in Newcastle, Co Dublin, on January 24, 2020, when she was suffering a psychotic and depressive episode.Ms Morley, a nurse, was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Mr McGinley has since set up projects in his children’s names which reflect their personalities and aspirations.One of those, As Darragh Did, will formally wind up its operations.Andrew joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

A Drogheda councillor has warned that older people are avoiding walking in an area of the town at night, where public lighting is out of order.Labour's Pio Smith wants the local authority to meet the contractor as soon as possible.There are issues with accessing The Glen to carry out repairs due to ground flooding.Councillor Smith says it's unacceptable that several lights have not worked for weeks.Councillor Smith joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

Families in Meath supporting loved ones in severe mental health distress are being left “banging their heads against a brick wall” due to difficulties accessing care, a public meeting in Navan recently heard.This morning on The Agenda, Adrian spoke to **Niamh**, who bravely opened up about her struggle to secure care for her 24-year-old son, who has experienced severe mental health difficulties since 2019.Niamh bravely told us about how her sons erratic behaviour has the whole family living in fear and about how the system has failed them.

63 people have been deported from Ireland to South Africa on a charter flight this weekend, the Department of Justice has confirmed.The operation, carried out on Saturday evening, saw 54 adults and nine children deported. The children were part of family units.It’s the second charter removal operation this year and the eighth since such flights resumed in 2025.Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi and her three sons, Samuel, Joseph and Genesis, came to Ireland in late 2023 from South Africa. Their asylum application was rejected and a subsequent appeal was unsuccessful. The family received a deportation order in April 2025. The boys had been attending schools in Dublin, and were members of a number of local sports clubs.Glencullen-Sandyford Green Party Councillor Oisín O’Connor hit out at the Department’s “lack of compassion” in relation to the deportation of the Oyekanmi family, and Councillor O'Connor joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Meath couple Johnny and Victoria, who are currently stuck in Qatar as a result of airspace being closed due to the Iranian strikes. The couple only discovered that they were going to be stuck in Qatar while they were having lunch waiting for their flight to Dublin.Johnny and Victoria told LMFM about how they have heard bombs going off and have seen drones being shot down - they have no ida when they will be able to go home.Victoria also told us about they dont even have any access to their luggage.