The deceased has been named locally as Tom Walsh (66) from Willow Crescent, Ballymahon, Co Longford.

Evan Kilmartin (22) was a well-known DJ in Co Galway who performed regularly at several venues throughout the county

Hundreds of people congregated at the church in the centre of the Gaeltacht village to say a sombre farewell to a much-loved young person.

Another person was brought to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Throughout last year, there were 46 cases where a person was involved in a crash during their driving test.

Following the collision, Shane Harty admitted to gardaí that he had been speeding and “showing off” as he drove himself, the groom, and another cousin to a shop shortly before the crash.

Amira O’Toole Rauf was catastrophically injured in a head-on collision in November of 2018.

Mykola ‘Nick’ Polishchuk (44) has spent the last nine months fighting to stay alive following a crash on January 6th.

Stephen Alexander, his brother Doug jnr, and their parents, Doug and Lily, died in a collision on the N25 near New Ross

Scott John Matthew Bowes was also aged 16 at the time of the February 2019 accident which, he says, caused him injuries to his neck, shoulder and leg, as well as lasting psychological impact