The Irish town of Clonmel came to a standstill as a funeral was held for a brother and sister killed in a crash in Co Tipperary last week.

Driver Luke McSweeney, 24, and three passengers, including his 18-year-old sister Grace McSweeney, were killed after the car they were in struck a wall on Friday.

Every shop and business in the town shut down during the procession as mourners lined the streets to pay their respects.

Irish President Michael D Higgins, commandant Claire Mortimer representing the Taoiseach, and education minister Norma Foley were also present for the ceremony.

Two coffins were carried into Saints Peter and Paul’s Church as crowds of people followed.

Father Billy Meehan thanked the community for taking time off to support the families of the victims, saying: “It’s a great sign and mark of respect that all the shops and businesses in our town are closed down for these couple of hours.

“We hope and pray together we will be able to move forward.”

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The other two crash victims were teenagers Zoey Coffey and Nicole Murphy, both 18, and funeral services were held for them earlier this week.

Mr McSweeney was driving the teenagers to a bus when the car overturned and crashed into a wall in the town.

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