FINAL FAREWELLS

MOURNERS attending the funerals of the victims of the Co Meath bus crash were told their deaths were not in vain if they prompted the country to think of the welfare of our children.

But Fr Peter Farrelly, parish priest of Beauparc, urged people to avoid the “blame game” as they tried to comes to terms with the tragedy.

Speaking at Requiem Masses for two of the deceased, 17-year-old Deirdre Scanlon and 15-year-old Sinead Ledwidge, Fr Farrelly said there had been much talk about seatbelts and safety issues since the crash.