A 41-year-old man with a lifelong history of epilepsy has been sentenced to seven years in prison, with the final three years suspended, for causing the deaths of two baby sisters near Tuam two years ago.

A 41-year-old man will be sentenced on Friday for causing the deaths of two baby sisters near Tuam, Co Galway, 18 months ago.

The funeral has taken place this afternoon of the two little sisters who died in a road crash in Galway on Sunday.

A shocked community will come to a standstill this morning to say farewell to the two little sisters who were killed in an horrific accident on Sunday.

Post mortems are to be carried out on the two children killed tragically in Co Galway yesterday afternoon.