Families united in grief after work friends die in crash

TWO families were united in grief last night after two friends who worked together died together in a crash minutes after setting off for work.

Families united in grief  after work friends die in crash

James (Jimmy) McAuliffe, 39, and Gerard O’Keeffe, 25, both from Newmarket in Co Cork, will be buried tomorrow after funeral masses — one after the other.

Gerard, a talented carpenter, and Jimmy, a devoted father of four were on their way to work on a building site in Charleville early yesterday morning.

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