Crash victim to be laid to rest as friend fights on

Meghan Johnston will be laid to rest today as her friend continues her fight for life following the six-person road crash in West Cork in the early hours of Monday.

The body of 22-year-old Meg was removed from Hurley’s Funeral Home in her native Skibbereen to Abbeystrewry Church last night. Her funeral service will take place at the church at 2pm today.

Locals have been paid tribute to Meg, who, it is understood, had recently deferred a study course to return to West Cork to care for her mother, Valda Long, who is recovering from an illness. Meg’s father also lives in Skibbereen.