The funeral details have been announced of the four young people who died on Friday in Clonmel after the car they were in crashed.
Nicole ‘Nikki’ Murphy’s funeral mass will be held at midday on Thursday at St John the Baptist Church in her native Kilcash.
On Friday, the funeral of siblings Grace and Luke McSweeny will take place at 11.30am at St Peter and Paul's Church in Clonmel.
On Saturday at 11.30am, Zoey Coffey’s funeral mass will also take place at St Peter and Paul's Church.
Books of condolence have been opened in the town for those who wish to pay tribute to the young people.
Local chaplain Fr Michael Toomey said the tragedy had affected “everybody in the town” and on Sunday, thousands of locals attended a vigil in Clonmel to remember the young people.
“In the last couple of days, my focus and the focus of the school has been to support the friends of the three girls who sadly lost their lives,” he said.
“But also, we want to acknowledge that this has affected everybody in the whole town and we wanted people to come together for people to [pay their] respects and for them to grieve.
“It was wonderful in one way, to see so many generations of people there last night.”
Investigation
The Irish Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into the alleged use of a drone near the crash on Friday night - amid concern it could have hindered the response of emergency services.
“Following the reckless use of a drone in the aftermath of the tragedy in Clonmel, drone users are reminded to avoid areas where an emergency response effort is ongoing,” the IAA said in a statement on Monday evening.
“This is the law. This regulation is in place to protect the privacy of those affected and the pilots working in emergency aerial support.”
An investigation by An Garda Síochána into the crash is ongoing and the IAA has been in contact with them.
Main image: The vigil in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, in memory of the four crash victims who died on Friday, August 25th, 27/08/2023. Image: Aoife Kearns for Newstalk
