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Funeral details announced for tragic Donegal quartet

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09:39 29 Jan 2019


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Left to right: Michael Roarty, John Hanley, Daniel Scott and Shaun Harkin.

All four will be laid to rest on Thursday.

The funerals of four young men, who tragically died in a car accident in Co. Donegal on Sunday night, will take place in West Donegal on Thursday.

The men were named as Mícheál Roarty, 24, from Dunlewey; John Harley, 24, from Falcarragh; Shaun Harkin, 22, from Falcarragh; and Daniel Scott, from Gortahork, also in his 20s.

The quartet all suffered fatal injuries when the car they were travelling in crashed into a bridge near Gortahork.

Mr Harkin's funeral will take place at Christ the King Church in Gortahork on Thursday at 10am.

The funeral of Mr Harley will take place in St Finnians Church, Falcarragh at 1pm on Thursday afternoon.

Mr Roarty's funeral mass will also take place on Thursday morning at 11:30am at the Sacred Heart Church in Dunlewey, while Mr Scott's funeral will take place at Christ the King Church in Gortahork at 2:30pm on Thursday afternoon.

Gweedore priest Fr Brian O’Fearraigh, who assisted at the scene of Sunday night’s accident, said that it was "really the stuff of nightmares".

“It makes no earthly sense whatever,” he told RTÉ’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show yesterday afternoon.

Gardaí are continuing their investigations and Superintendent David Kelly has appealed for witnesses.

He said: "If anybody saw that silver Toyota Corolla, 01-DL, travelling in the direction of Magheraroarty to Gweedore yesterday evening prior to 8.40pm - or indeed earlier in the day - would they please contact gardaí at Milford Garda Station."


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