Two children left orphaned after parents hit by car while at boxing day sales

ANTHONY HOGG AND HIS WIFE GEORGINA HOGG-MOORE WERE STRUCK BY A CAR WHILE CROSSING A ROAD NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO BLANCHARDSTOWN SHOPPING CENTRE IN DUBLIN ON DECEMBER 26 09:54, 04 Jun 2025 A

married couple who were killed in an alleged hit and run on Boxing Day, leaving their two children orphaned, died of multiple traumatic injuries, a joint inquest has heard. Anthony Hogg and

his wife Georgina Hogg-Moore were struck by a car while crossing a road near the entrance to a shopping centre on December 26 last year. They had been out at the Boxing Day sales and were on

their way home to the children when they were hit. Ms Hogg-Moore, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while her 39-year-old husband died a short time later in hospital. A

number of other pedestrians were involved in the incident but no other injuries were reported. Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard Ms Hogg-Moore's sister Kate Moore formally

identified her sister’s body to gardaí at Dublin City Mortuary in Whitehall. The inquest also heard from Jennifer Hogg, Mr Hogg's sister who formally identified her brother’s body.

Detective Inspector Jim McDermott applied for the inquests to be adjourned as criminal proceedings have already been initiated in relation to the deaths of the couple after the incident

outside Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin. Article continues below A neighbour of the pair, 45-year-old John Halpin from Blanchardstown had previously been charged at a sitting of

Dublin District Court in December with four offences including two counts of dangerous driving causing death. Halpin was also accused of two counts of hit-and-run and failing to offer

assistance at the scene of the incident. Garda Alan Murphy gave evidence that the accused made no reply when charged. Article continues below Halpin was subsequently granted bail at a

sitting of Cloverhill District Court in early January subject to strict conditions. The coroner, Clare Keane, said the results of a postmortem showed that the couple had both died as a

result of multiple traumatic injuries due to a road traffic incident. Offering her condolences to relatives of Mr Hogg and Ms Hogg-Moore, Dr Keane granted the application and adjourned the

inquests to a date to be fixed after the conclusion of related criminal proceedings.