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Tragic Donegal friends to be laid to rest today

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10:03 31 Jan 2019


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The funerals of four friends who were tragically killed in a crash in Co. Donegal all take place today.

The quartet, all aged in their 20s suffered fatal injuries in a single vehicle collision near Gortahork on Sunday night.

All four were well known in the Gaeltacht areas of Falcarragh, Gortahork and Gweedore.

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

The funeral of 22-year-old Shaun Harkin will be the first to take place in Gortahork at 10am.

At 11.30am just a short drive away in the village of Dunlewey, 24-year-old Micheál Roarty will be laid to rest.

This afternoon, the final goodbyes for John Harley 24 will take place in Falcarragh, and 23-year-old Daniel Scott in Gortahork.

The funerals will be spoken mainly in Irish with many of the families being fluent gaeilgeoirs.

Guards of honour made up of the various clubs, teams and schools the young men were involved with are expected to line the streets, as the community across West Donegal tries to come to terms with its loss.


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