Midlands Mother Aiming To Improve Support For Families In Westmeath Before Inquests

Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 17:29

Mullingar's Tracey Monaghan put recommendations forward to improve Gardai support after the passing of her daughter Toni Marie in 2023.

"Complete abandonment"- that's how a Westmeath mother is describing Gardai support after her daughter took her own life in 2023.

Mullingar's Tracey Monaghan is speaking out about a lack of guidance, support and sympathy from Gardai following the passing of her daughter Toni Marie Kenny.

She's made recommendations to change how the period up to an inquest is handled in Westmeath to the local coroner.

These include an automatically assigned family liaison officer to keep in constant contact with the family and for technology devices be examined immediately to deal with concerns of cyber bullying or violations of Coco's Law.

Ms Monaghan says families are left in the dark about what to expect in an inquest:

If you or anyone you know is affected by the issues in this story, you can contact the Samaritans helpline at 116 123 or visit samartians.org to find your nearest branch.