Families of crash victims settle court action

Families members of two of the five young people who died in one of the worst car accidents in the history of the State have today settled their High Court action for more than €400,000.

The actions were brought by Brendan and Annette Duffy, the parents of Gavin, and by Rose and Anthony O'Connor and their children Nicole, Mary and William, whose daughter and sister Charlene O'Connor (aged 21) were killed in road traffic accident that occurred in Co Donegal on October 8, 2005.