Tributes flood in as country united by grief

IT was a day of solidarity. A day when pupils across the country stood as one, united by grief.

As students in Navan struggled to come to terms with the loss of five classmates, pupils in dozens of schools paid their own personal tributes.

Staff at the four schools affected by Monday’s tragedy say they have been overwhelmed by the response. Phone calls and flowers from past pupils and former teachers have been flooding in.