The discovery was made at Parsons Court in Newcastle on Friday night
Gardaí say post-mortem examinations have been carried out on the bodies of three children found dead at a house in Newcastle, Dublin
They have been named as brothers Conor (9), Darragh (7) and sister Carla (3) McGinley.
The post-mortems on the three children were completed at the Dublin City Morgue on Saturday evening.
Gardaí say interim post-mortem results are not being published for operational reasons - while they wait for further toxicology results.
A woman aged in her 40s, believed to be the children's mother, is continuing to receive medical treatment at Tallaght University Hospital.
No arrests have been made.
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