Taoiseach says ‘whole nation mourns’ after three teenagers and man in 20s die on exam results night
Ireland’s taoiseach has called for people to come together as “the whole nation mourns” for four young people who were killed in a car crash in County Tipperary on the night school leavers received their final exam results.
The young people are thought to have been on their way to celebrate after receiving the results of their leaving certificate exams that day. The man is said to have been the brother of one of the teenagers,Leo Varadkar, the taoiseach, offered his condolences to the young people’s loved ones. “It is with deep sadness that I learned of the tragic incident in Clonmel last night,” he said.
He called for the community to come together. “My sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have died and the wider community in Clonmel and Tipperary. The thoughts of the whole country are with them, their school and their community.” Father Michael Toomey, an administrator in the parishes of Ardfinnan and Ballybacon and Grange, said the victims’ families had expressed gratitude to the emergency services who attended the scene. “Sometimes no words seem adequate when a tragedy like what occurred in Clonmel tonight happens. No words can give comfort at this time,” he said on Facebook.
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