Guilty plea over crash that killed baby sisters

A 41-year-old man will be sentenced on Friday for causing the deaths of two baby sisters near Tuam, Co Galway, 18 months ago.

Kate Gilmore, aged two, and her 12-week-old sister Grace, died following a collision on the N17 in Tuam on October 21, 2012.

John O’Connor, with an address at 5, Waterslade Downs, Tuam, appeared before Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.