Lives of four men ‘snuffed out needlessly’

The lives of three brothers and a friend were “snuffed out needlessly” in a “moment of madness” when alcohol and speed combined, a coroner said yesterday.

Tallaght natives Darren, 27, David, 24, and Ryan, 17, Doyle were killed, along with their friend Lee Bryan, 24, on Aug 10, 2012. All four lived in the same estate in Portarlington, Co Laois.

The men were travelling in Mr Bryan’s car when it collided with an oncoming 30-seater bus at Meelaghans on the Portarlington Road, 2km outside Tullamore.