Friends of Clonmel crash victims say they 'lit up every room'

The community of Clonmel continues to grieve today after the deaths of four young people from a car crash on Friday night. The four victims are Nicole Murphy, Zoey Coffey, Grace McSweeney and her brother Luke McSweeney. Nicole, Zoey and Grace had received their Leaving Cert results earlier on Friday and were being driven by Luke to meet friends in Clonmel for a planned trip to Carlow and a celebration event. Up to 2,000 people are estimated to have attended a vigil in Kickham Plaza near the centre of the town last night to remember the four victims. Councillor Máirín McGrath and Joe Leahy of C-Saw joined Andrea Gilligan on the show.

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12.10 28 Aug 2023

Friends of Clonmel crash victims say they 'lit up every room'

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12.10 28 Aug 2023

Nicole, Zoey and Grace had received their Leaving Cert results earlier on Friday and were being driven by Luke to meet friends in Clonmel for a planned trip to Carlow and a celebration event. Up to 2,000 people are estimated to have attended a vigil in Kickham Plaza near the centre of the town last night to remember the four victims.

Councillor Máirín McGrath and Joe Leahy of C-Saw joined Andrea Gilligan on the show.