A night out almost ended in tragedy for over 30 young people when their bus overturned.
No other vehicle was involved in the accident outside the village of Errill, Co Laois, just before 2am on Sunday.
Thirty-one people were taken to hospital, but 25 were released within hours of the accident.
The bus was full of young people out celebrating the bank holiday weekend.
"It had the potential to be a very serious incident," said a Garda spokesperson. Six people, including some with broken bones, were still in hospital in Portlaoise last night.
A major emergency plan was implemented when the 32-seater bus overturned. Gardaí are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
"The ambulance service put a major accident emergency plan into place straightaway, but fortunately there were no major injuries," said a Garda spokesperson.
"They [the injured] were mainly walking wounded, with scratches, scrapes and shock."
The accident happened on a straight stretch of road on the Rathdowney side of Errill.