The families of five young men killed in a car crash in Donegal more than two years ago are demanding an update from the DPP about the investigation into the tragedy.

BUNCRANA was a town loath to awaken yesterday, its shop shutters drawn and windows darkened as if to acknowledge the new day would be to let in the pain it bore.

Community leaders in Buncrana, Co Donegal, today appealed for action to cut the number of young people dying in road accidents as hundreds gathered for the funerals of those killed in last weekend’s tragic crash.

Four of the five young people killed in Saturday's horrific road accident in Co Donegal are due to be buried in Buncrana this morning.

The Government is being urged to draw up a separate road safety strategy for Co Donegal after crashes in the county claimed six young lives this weekend.

Five young people who died in a two-car collision in Co Donegal early today were tonight named by gardaí.