Mother who lost five loved ones says Buncrana tragedy ‘feels like yesterday’

Louise James, who lost her partner, two sons, sister and mother, with her daughter and sole survivor 10-year-old Rioghnach (Brian Lawless/PA)

A mother who lost five members of her family in a pier tragedy 10 years ago has said it “feels like it was yesterday” as hundreds came out for a memorial walk.

Louise James’ partner Sean McGrotty, their two sons Mark, 12, and Evan, eight, her mother Ruth and her 14-year-old sister Jodie died when their SUV sank after sliding off a slipway in Buncrana, Co Donegal, in March 2016.