Fr Michael Toomey said the tragedy has been like “a massive stone that hit a stilled lake” and sent shockwaves across the town and country.
Hundreds have gathered for a vigil to mourn the deaths of four young people, including two siblings, who were killed in a car crash in Co Tipperary.
Mayor of Clonmel Richie Molloy addressed the vigil by saying that the tragedy was the worst in living memory. Father Michael Toomey, a chaplain at CBS High School – which Mr McSweeney attended, said that people in the Clonmel area and around the country had been left speechless by the tragedy.He said that some people will be struggling to make sense of it, and wondered “why them?”“The deaths of Zoe, Nicole, Luke and Grace, it’s like a massive stone that hit a stilled lake, the rippled effects have sent shockwaves right across our family, our schools, our town, our country.
Bouquets of flowers, notes and candles have continued to be left at the wall of Loreto Secondary School, where Ms Murphy went to school and which is around the corner from the scene of the crash. “Those services will be in place as long as they’re required by the schools and we’re very cognisant of the fact that different schools will have different needs,” she said.
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