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In August 2016 Clodagh Hawe and her sons Liam, Niall and Ryan were murdered by the one person who should have protected them the most – husband and father Alan Hawe. The case has been hugely criticised for the way the media excused what Hawe did and ignored Clodagh and her sons and gave way to the #HerNameWasClodagh trending on social media in an effort to refocus attention on what was important here – the murder of a wife and three children. 

This is the story of Clodagh Hawe and her sons Liam, Niall and Ryan. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA 

·       Women’s Aid www.womensaid.org.uk  

·       Mental health support USA I'm looking for mental health help for myself | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 

·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 

References 

He Had His Reasons | Colin Barrett | Granta Magazine

Full transcript of Clodagh Hawe family's harrowing interview with RTÉ's Claire Byrne | Irish Independent

'He was quiet and a real gentleman' - Small community left reeling from Cavan tragedy | Irish Independent

Irish man who killed wife and three sons left two notes at scene of murder-suicide | IrishCentral.com

Hawe family murders - Wikipedia

Hawe family murder inquest: Alan Hawe stabbed sons through the windpipe so they could not scream - Irish Mirror Online

Hawe confession letter reveals he "enjoyed" murdering family | IrishCentral.com

Rest in peace, invisible woman - LINNEA DUNNE

Reporting of man who killed his family too sympathetic, say women's groups | Ireland | The Guardian 

Domestic homicide study recommends new agency, database (rte.ie)

Credits 

Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton 

Produced by: Clare Laxton  

Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com)

Music by Tom Box and from Pixabay. 

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