A Sinn Fein councillor was asked people to stop sharing videos of the horrific incident in Tallaght that claimed the lives of three young people.
Dermot Richardson, councillor for the Tallaght area, called for people to stop sharing video footage of the incident on WhatsApp and social media sites. He said instead the footage should be given to Gardai.
"There are videos being shared on WhatsApp. I would ask people not to share it out of respect for the family and the local community as well," he told the Irish Mirror.
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"If you have footage, please pass on to the gardai."
A teenage girl, 18, and twins, a boy and girl, aged 8, died this morning in violent incident in Tallaght, gardai have confirmed.
At around 12.30am on Sunday morning, gardai were alerted to an incident in Rossfield Estate. The three victims were rushed to Crumlin Children's Hospital and were pronounced dead.
A teenaged boy, aged 14, was also injured in the incident. He is continuing to receive treatment in hospital, but his injures are not life threatening.
A male in his early 20s was arrested at the scene. He remains in Garda custody at Tallaght Garda Station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
A neighbour who witnessed the horrific incident in Rossfield Estate was in tears as he expressed his heartbreak for the children who died.
Read more: Locals react to the shocking incident
The man, who asked not to be named, is a neighbour of the family. He told Dublin Live he heard a woman running down the road screaming.
"I heard a lady on the road screaming. I was in bed and had a look out and there was a woman running up and down the road saying 'please help me'
"I went out onto the road and there were a lot of people and guards. The guards had weapons."
The man said the children were removed from the property and brought to hospital. He heard the next morning that all three children had died in the incident.
"This morning we found out that the poor children had passed away.
"I am just so devastated for the family in question and for the community. I just can't believe it. We're just in shock."
"My grandkids played with them. I was only talking to them two days ago. It's heartbreaking to find out they are no longer on this Earth
"No child deserve this."
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