Two teenagers who survived the car crash in Tipperary on Wednesday night that claimed the lives of three of their friends are said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
The boy (16) and girl (15) were taken to the Mid Western General Hospital in Limerick after the car they were travelling in went out of control and hit a tree at Kilboy on the Nenagh to Dolla road at 7.30pm on New Year’s Eve.
Three other teenagers who were in the car at the time died in the incident.
They were named last night as Padraig Bourke (16), of Silvermines, Stuart Donnellan (14), of Cormack Drive, and Adrian O'Brien (17), of Youghalarra, all Nenagh.
Their funerals are expected to take place in parishes in north Tipperary tomorrow.
Gardaí said they are continuing their inquiries into the cause of the crash and have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
The probe includes a full technical examination of the car and the history of the Opel Corsa, which is believed to have been bought by one of the teenagers in recent weeks for a few hundred euro.