Five people in their early 20s have died following a two-car crash in Louth.
They were all travelling in the same Volkswagen Golf car when the crash happened shortly after 9pm.
Gardaí say the deceased were from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan and Drumconrath in Co Meath, with one of the women from Scotland.
One man in his 20s, who was travelling in the same car was seriously hurt but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Two other people, a man and a woman from the other car, also suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Monaghan TD Matt Carthy says a dark cloud is hanging over the local community today:
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