Inquest begins into road crash deaths of four young Tipp people last year

The inquest into the deaths of four young people in a road crash on their way to celebrate Leaving Cert results in Clonmel will begin today.

Grace McSweeney, 18, her brother Luke, 24, and pals Zoey Coffey, 18, Nicole Murphy 18, died in the collision on 25 August last year.

The three 18-year-old girls were going to a Leaving Cert results event and were being driven in the car by Luke, Gardaí have concluded their investigation file for the coroner and an inquest would take place in Clonmel this morning. 

The deaths of the four young people shocked the nation with President Michael D Higgins sending condolences to the families and the whole community in Tipperary town.