The husband and wife who died along with their three year old grandson in a horror crash in Tipperary last night have been named locally
Tom O’Reilly, his wife Bridget and grandson Tom died when the car they were in hit a wall in Windmill Knockbulloge outside Cashel shortly after 9pm last night.
Tributes have been pouring in on social media from devastated family members who said they were heartbroken over the loss.
Two other family members who were front seat passengers in the car, were seriously injured in the crash and have been rushed to hospital, where their conditions have been described as serious.
Speaking in Cork this morning Justice Minister Helen McEntee says her thoughts are with the family and the community:
Speaking to RedFM News Justice Minister Helen McEntee says her thoughts are with the family and the community
"Above all my thoughts go out to their families and onto their wider communities. We've had a really difficult few weeks I think when it comes to our roads, there are a lot of families grieving but it's important as well that working with the gardai we understand and we find out what's happened and obviously that we do whatever we can to prevent these type of of accidents from happening. But my thoughts are with these families, this is a truly an awful time for them"
