Son (23) who died in alleged murder-suicide in Cork graduated



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One of the young men at the center of an apparent murder-suicide tragedy that claimed the lives of three members of the same family in North Cork on Monday was due to graduate with an accounting degree next week, it was reported.

Diarmuid O’Sullivan, 23, of Assolas, near Kanturk, had completed his studies at the Cork Institute of Technology in June and was due to receive a first-class honors degree in accounting next week, the institute confirmed.

CIT’s Director of Student Affairs Dr. Dan Collins said the CIT community was in shock when the tragic deaths of O’Sullivan and his brother, Mark, and their father, Tadhg, became known.

“There are no words that anyone can say to express how people feel. This tragedy is heartbreaking and we extend our thoughts and condolences to his mother, Anne. We also keep in our thoughts and prayers, his brother Mark and his father Tadgh.

“At this time we are aware of his friends, classmates, and the Accounting and Information Systems Department staff, as well as extended family and neighbors,” Dr. Collins said in a statement released by CIT.

Dr. Collins said that CIT staff, where Mr. O’Sullivan took the four-year course, described him as “a young man of promise, who was a hard worker, respected and highly respected by staff and employees. students”.

The commotion Dr. Collins spoke of at CIT was echoed in North Cork, where Lombardstown’s Fine Gael Cllr local John Paul O’Shea said that people in Castlemagner and nearby Kanturk were trying to come to terms with the enormity. of the tragedy.

“There is a total sense of disbelief. The exact details of the case need to be confirmed, but it is obviously a tight-knit community in Castlemagner, so the confirmation that three people had passed away is very tragic and has been greeted with a real sense of grief and loss in the area.

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