Mourners to gather for Buncrana victims' funeral today

The funeral service for the family who tragically drowned in Donegal at the weekend will be held in Derry later today.

The five died after their car slipped on algae and went off the pier in Buncrana.

It is understood the vehicle lost grip on a thick blanket of algae coating the pier's slipway and slid into the water.

In the car were Sean McGrotty, his children, 12-year-old Mark and eight-year-old Evan, along with their grandmother Ruth Daniels and her daughter Jodi-Lee Daniels.

Mr McGrotty's four-month old daughter was the only survivor, rescued by a passer-by

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Parish Priest and family friend Fr Paddy O'Kane will say today's funerals.

He has been comforting Louise Daniels.

"I just sat with her and stayed with her until more and more people arrived in," he said.

He has said that he'll speak about the bravery of Sean McGrotty in his homily.

He also intends to praise the bravery of Davitt Walsh, the man who saved the young baby - an act which Fr O'Kane has said provides some sliver of hope in this tragic story.