In memory of Conor, Darragh and Carla Mc Ginley. Supporting the Conor’s Clips You Tube channel, Snowman for Carla and the charity As Darragh Did (RCN 20206230)
I’ve gotten through birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas’ … but it ends up being Census Day that floors me and beats the crap out of me
Tomorrow is another day though and I will celebrate the lives of Conor, Darragh & Carla and remind you all again of their magnificence 🥰🥰🥰
After years of taking loads of photos, I realised last night that I haven’t really taken any in the past 2 years.
So here’s me with the beautiful Christmas Tree in The Anglers Rest in Headford
Conor, Darragh & Carla’s beloved Granny Marie has left us to spend an eternity reading bedtime stories to them. I’m sure snuggles and cuddles will be involved.
A devoted mother & granny and lifelong love of Grandad Brendan
Darragh would have been scrubbing up for his communion today. He’d have been in it more for the money than the religion 😂😂😂
Best wishes to his Scoil Chrónáin classmates today 🥰🥰🥰
Evening all,
There seems to be more of you now than before we took a break 😃
For the newbies, welcome to Conor’s Clips. It was set up to keep a promise to Conor. As such, any humour you encounter here is set at ‘9 year old’ level.
So what’s the crack ... sorry craic
😂😂😂
Conor should be celebrating his 12th birthday with you all here today.
I created Conor’s Clips to keep a promise to him to help set up his own YouTube channel. So Conor’s Clips would have happened, I just wish it was him doing it 🥰
#HappyBirthdayConor
It’s been 3 years since Conor, Darragh and Carla died.
3 years and no changes have been made to Mental Health Law, policies or procedures from the lessons that should have been learned from their deaths.
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
🥰🥰🥰
@HSELive
@merrionstreet
@MHCIreland
Thank you so much for all your messages. I’m ok.
If you want to give me some positivity on my birthday then the As Darragh Did charity is open to support us monthly @
I can’t do this without you all.
Hope to be back in a few days
Thank you
Andrew
Just want to say thanks for all your messages, likes, follows and retweets.
Apologies as I haven’t been able to acknowledge them all but I really appreciate every single one. 🥰
I’m looking for a favour. I’m struggling with isolation like you all but really missing the company. I was also enjoying most of the letters that I received so I have a request. Can you write to me? If you feel like using one of your An Post postcards then great. Letters welcome.
Thank you all so much for your kindness and support.
If you’ve watched any of Conor’s Clips on YouTube, you’ll know that the kids wanted to be “on the internet”
Therefore this is their account. I do this because I know they would want this.
Thanks again
Andrew 🥰
I was asked by the
@Independent_ie
if I wanted to write about Conor, Darragh & Carla and the promises I made to them. It was an offer I couldn’t refuse and luckily for you all I was given a word count as I could have written forever 🥰
I’m at the airport (not on the zero Guinness 😃) and I’m at the same table where this photo was taken in 2019. There’s always something that knocks you but I’m ok as that is a happy memory 🥰🥰🥰
When I’m weary and low, I often think about these 3 comedians and how I loved every second with them. Recalling their laughs is my go to place when I need a lift. I can still hear their giggles 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
Here’s a photo of 3 children
Following on from an Appeal Court decision last year I’m not supposed to tell you that these are my children and their names are Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley.
So I better not 😀
#conorsclips
I love this photo 🥰
I’m getting strength from Conor, Darragh and Carla to rise above the barriers being placed in front of me. I honestly thought that grief and devastation would be my only challenges.
So upon Conor’s Rock, I will build the kid’s legacy projects 🥰
There are humps that you have to get over.
My first time back in the Aviva without the kids. Our season tickets were over in the corner of the West Stand.
I know that Conor, Darragh and Carla would not want me to be sad. They'd want me to put up a tree.
This tree celebrates their lives and what they loved, Superheroes and Paw Patrol. The 'angel' at the top is approapriate today with the news of the passing of Dave Prowse.
Another week commences and my children still cannot be named. Their names however are written in stone.
@merrionstreet
@eiregov
@govdotie
Please amend section 252 of the Childrens Act as soon as possible. Today would be good. No good reason to delay. Help me to heal please.
This is either Conor with the Harry Potter collection or me with all your messages from yesterday 😂
Thank you all so much for reaching out to me and for keeping Conor, Darragh and Carla in your thoughts 🥰
Forever Loved, Everlong 🥰🥰🥰
So you want to understand grief?
Grief is finding yourself welling up with tears in the dairy aisle of the supermarket because the yoghurt you want to buy has Darragh’s birthday as a ‘best before’ date.
Composed myself and bought a different flavour 🙂
The last ever clip I have of Conor, Darragh or Carla is this brief one which features all 3 of them playing together.
Big brothers Conor & Darragh entertaining baby sister Carla 🥰
Taken on this day in 2020, 1 week before they died.
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
🥰🥰🥰
#OnThisDay
Sharing my 3 favourite pictures of Conor, Darragh and Carla.
Carla's picture was taken in Happy Feet Creche, Conor's picture was taken at his communion and Darragh's was taken on holiday in Salou last June.
To balance this I'll post another of Conor's jokes after.
I’m loving this new tradition of newlyweds leaving their wedding flowers on Conor, Darragh and Carla’s grave.
Best wishes to Naomi and Robbie for their future together.
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
🥰🥰🥰
Almost forget to tell you all that this is a photo of my children, Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley. Apologies to the legislation that currently forbids me from naming them.
I can't help it as I love them so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I’m not a
@SpursOfficial
fan. Never was and never will be.
José Mourinho however wrote to me shortly after Conor, Darragh and Carla died so I’ll be forever a fan of his.
Best wish for the future José
#Jose
Mourinho
#Mourinho
Memories
#OnThisDay
2019
Conor played his last competitive match for Rathcoole on this day in 2019. From the photo the weather then wasn’t much better than it is at the moment but he loved it 🥰🥰🥰
Rathcoole Abú💪
Today is one of those days when I’m struggling to function. I can’t describe it but it’s like my brain just doesn’t want to work today.
This popped up in my photos from last year and it was like Conor dragging me back up too 🥰🥰🥰
At 20 minutes and 7 seconds past 2pm today, As Darragh Did became a company. Next step is to make it a charity and then the hard works begins.
A bit emotional.
I tell a lie. I'm a blubbering mess right now.
One of the most beautiful letters I got after Conor, Darragh and Carla died was from Vicky.
Since then she would often check in and was so supportive, kind and wise.
The world is worse off for her passing but her spirit remains.
My condolences to Vicky’s family and friends.
On Monday morning, 3 & a half years after they died, the Coroners Inquest into the deaths of Conor, Darragh and Carla begins
I would give anything to be snacking on breadsticks with them on top of Tibradden instead
The road to understanding begins
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
🥰🥰🥰
Hi An Post
@AnPostvox
The HSE said that if I wanted a meeting with them then I could write in to request that.
Unfortunately and unhelpfully they did not say to where and to who so this is the best I can do. Hope you can help.
Thank you so much
Andrew
My favourite photos of Conor, Darragh and Carla.
They would be alive today had Una Butler been listened in 2010.
Change could be made tomorrow to policies & procedures to better help patients and support families
@HSELive
@MaryButlerTD
@merrionstreet
@StPatricks
The much loved, much adored and much bounced upon trampoline has gone to a great home with Conor, Darragh and Carla’s cousins.
I’m sad but delighted that it will bring as much fun to Oisín and Alannah as it did to our gang 🥰🥰🥰
I’ve received many messages like this and it’s why I speak out about Mental Health. I’m not a Mental Health professional but I do know that we need to look after ourselves and others. We also need better Mental Health Services.
Apologies if this upsets anyone.
Thank you all for your messages.
I met with the HSE on my own this morning and I’m pleased with that preliminary meeting and the commitments the HSE made.
I have advised the HSE that the exact same meeting needs to be conducted with Deirdre and her counsel.
I was back with a medium yesterday and guess who was the most vocal with loads to say? Seemingly Carla is very proud to be 6.
She’ll always be my blue eyed baby 🥰
#Conor
#Darragh
#Carla
🥰🥰🥰