A 60-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in Co Monaghan.
Kiea McCann, 17, and her best friend, 16-year-old Dlava Mohammed, died when the car they were travelling in struck a tree at Legnakelly on 31 July 2023.
The girls were on their way to a debs ball at the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan town.
Anthony McGinn, with an address at Drumloo, Newbliss, Co Monaghan, was charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of the teenagers.
He was also charged with dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Dlava's sister, Avin Mohammed, on the same occasion.
McGinn entered a guilty plea to both charges at Monaghan Circuit Court.
Solicitors representing McGinn told the court that they are still looking for specialist medical certificates to be completed and asked the court to consider his so far unblemished criminal record.
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In an absence of a criminal record, a probation report was also ordered to be carried out.
Judge John Aylmer remanded McGinn on continuing bail and he is due to be sentenced in the next court term.
