Local representatives have called for a meeting between Dublin City Council and Irish Rail to finally close off a ‘short cut’ at which a father and son died at the weekend.The bodies of Sean Sweeney and his three-year-old son Tyler were discovered by a passer by near the railway line at Ashington Green on Sunday afternoon at around 3pm.
Gardaí believe they may have first fallen into the ditch, possibly as early as the previous evening.
One possibility being explored by gardaí is that Mr Sweeney, who lived in the area, may have been crossing with his son to pay an Easter visit to his parents, who live in the Ashington estate in Ashtown.
Shocked locals placed flowers, cuddly toys and a chocolate Easter egg at the scene (above).
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