Four young people who died in a road crash in Co Tipperary have been named by Irish police.

The driver Luke McSweeney, 24, and three passengers including his sister Grace McSweeney, Zoey Coffey and Nicole Murphy, all 18, were killed after the car they were in struck a wall.

The crash happened close to the entrance of Hillview Sports Club in Mountain Road in the town of Clonmel at around 7.30pm on Friday.

The victims are thought to have been on their way to celebrate after receiving the results of their Leaving Certificate exams.

Superintendent Kieran Ruane, from Clonmel Garda Station, expressed his “condolences and sympathies” in a statement to media near the scene.

“Our local communities in particular Clonmel, Kilsheelan and Ballypatrick are shocked and deeply saddened by these events,” he said.

“I want to assure our local communities that An Garda Síochána is here over the coming days, weeks and months to support our communities as we all come to terms with this tragedy.

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“I have been in contact with the principals of the local secondary schools that the girls attended and supports are being put in place for the friends of all four deceased today and over the next few days.”

Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has described their deaths in a statement as “truly devastating and heartbreaking”.

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