A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his parents and brother in County Louth.
Robert O’Connor, 31, of Drumgowna, Louth Village, appeared before a special sitting of Drogheda District Court on Tuesday evening.
Louise O’Connor, who was 56, her 54-year-old husband Mark O’Connor, and their 27-year-old son Evan O’Connor were found dead at their rural home in Drumgowna on Monday morning.
Gardaí (Irish police) said they had suffered “violent deaths”.
The court was told the accused made no reply when the charges were put to him.
There was no application for bail as the district court does not have the jurisdiction to grant such an application.
Solicitor Paul James Moore asked for a psychiatric assessment to be carried out on his client.
This request was granted.
Judge Stephanie Coggans remanded the accused in custody to appear before the same court again via video-link on Monday 6 October.
A family member was in court for the brief hearing.
Earlier, tributes were paid to the three family members who died.
