Ireland Named in reporting
Alan Hawe
Born between May 1984 and March 1985, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 2 cases, 13 Mar 2025 to 18 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, suspect
- Born
- Between May 1984 and March 1985, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Suicide, Murder (four counts)
- Where
- Co. Cavan
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 13 Mar 2025 to 18 May 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Family demands release of Cavan murder-suicide Garda review Murder · Co. Cavan
In August 2016, Alan Hawe, 40, a vice principal at Castlerahan National School, murdered his wife Clodagh Hawe, 39, and their three sons Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, 6, at their home in Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, before taking his own life. Hawe killed Clodagh with a hatchet, knife, and his bare hands in the sitting room, then slit the throats of his three sleeping sons. A 2019 Garda Review was critical of the initial investigation, noting that a secret phone, laptops, and other digital devices were destroyed before the review took place. In May 2025, Clodagh's sister Jacqueline Connolly released her memoir 'Deadly Silence' and appealed to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to release the review findings as a matter of urgency.
No stage yetSuspect · 2 reports - Memorial garden to replace Cavan murder house Murder (four counts) · Co. Cavan
Alan Hawe, 40, an Irish man and deputy principal of Castlerahan National School, killed his wife Clodagh, 39, and their three children Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, 6, with a knife at their home in Barconey, outside Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, on 28 August 2016, before hanging himself. The bodies were discovered by the mother-in-law, Mrs Coll, who found a handwritten note on the door, and Hawe left a suicide note apologising for his actions. An inquest returned four verdicts of unlawful killings and a verdict of suicide for Alan Hawe. The house was demolished in the week of 13 March 2025, and a memorial garden is to be built in its place.
No stage yetConvicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Alan Hawe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 18 May2025Family of mum and kids murdered by husband demand Garda review be made publicsuspect, Alan Hawe, male, named, irish (judged from name)Alan Hawe
- 13 May2025Irish dad killed his 3 kids to 'stop them screaming' after secret was exposedsuspect, Alan Hawe, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Alan Hawe
- 13 Mar2025House where Irish schoolteacher murdered wife and three children demolishedconvicted, Alan Hawe, 40, male, Irish, named, irishAlan Hawe
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