Grieving Andrew McGinley has revealed his horror at being accused of the murders of his kids by vile Facebook trolls.
The devastated dad revealed some people had claimed he must have been responsible for the tragic deaths of his children Conor, nine, Daragh, seven, and three-year-old Carla.
They were killed by their mother Deirdre Morley – who last week was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
Andrew has spoken about the horrific false accusations which he admitted were deeply hurtful.
Speaking to The Irish Daily Star’s new podcast series Shattered Lives, he said: “I did see one comment again on Facebook where a lady said a mother couldn’t possibly do this, that it had to be the father that killed the kids.
“I know the gardai spoke to a number of people in relation to spreading false information.
“Literally in the days after the children died.
“You’re trying to process everything else and then you see somebody post on Facebook an accusation like that.
“And I wish now I had taken a screenshot and got their details and everything like that but you’re just in shock.
“I’d like to have a chat to some of those people. It’s the comments that are ill-informed, uneducated.”
This week, Andrew was forced to take down his Facebook page over repeated abuse now mostly aimed at his wife – who has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital.
But he explained how he eventually came to terms with the fact his wife was insane when she took his kids’ lives. Andrew said: “You experience every sort of emotion. I still do on a daily basis. I don’t want to be angry.
“I would have considered myself a positive person,optimistic. I don’t want to be angry.
“I struggled with it because I didn’t understand it. I spoke at length with Ronan Mullaney who is the head of the team treating Dee.
“I have to say he gave me a better understanding of it, of insanity.
“I have to take it that it was an act of insanity. There’s no other way to describe it and that Dee was insane at the time.”
Asked about the trial hearing how his wife took her time in taking the children’s lives, Andrew added: “I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with that.”
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