Garda crash victims buried today

The Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne and Justice Minister John O'Donoghue will lead mourners today at the funerals of two Co Kerry gardai killed in a road accident at the weekend in Cork.

The Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne and Justice Minister John O'Donoghue will lead mourners today at the funerals of two Co Kerry gardai killed in a road accident at the weekend in Cork.

Garda Seamus McIntyre and Garda George Rice died when their squad car hit a curb and then collided with a hackney cab.

The two men, both natives of Kerry, will be afforded full garda honours today.

The chairman of the Munster council Sean Kelly is to deliver a graveside oration for Garda Seamus McIntyre who played minor hurling for Kerry.

South Kerry has united in grief as it comes to terms with what has been described as a black weekend in the two communities.

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