About this episode

This episode explores the tragic case of the Hawe family, who were found dead in their home, raising questions about domestic violence and coercive control.

As students across the country prepare to go back to school after the summer holidays of 2016, Mary Coll arrived at her daughter Clodagh’s house in Castlerahan, County Cavan. Clodagh hadn’t shown up to meet her mother earlier that morning and Mary couldn’t get in touch. When she arrived at the house Clodagh shared with her husband Alan Hawe, and their three sons Liam, Niall and Ryan, Mary found a note taped to the back door warning her not to come in. Mary called the Gardaí who arrived on the scene and informed her of the tragic news - the Hawe family were all dead. In this episode of Lines of Enquiry, John looks at a devastating case that stunned the country and left an entire nation struggling to understand what had happened.   This episode contains mention of coercive control and domestic violence. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast help is available. Contact Women’s Aid on 1800 341 900. This episode also contains reference to suicide, if you need help please reach out to Samaritans on 116 123.   If you might be interested in a Lines of Enquiry live show - Let us know by filling out this survey…

People in this episode

Host: John Sweetman

Topics covered

• true crime
• domestic violence
• coercive control
• family tragedy
• mental health
• suicide

Keywords

• Hawe family
• Clodagh Hawe
• Alan Hawe
• domestic violence
• coercive control
• tragedy
• Ireland
• mental health
• suicide

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gardaí, Women’s Aid, Samaritans, GoLoud

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