Hundreds of people have attended the funerals of 19-year-old Niamh Doyle and 19-year-old Ashling Middleton, two of four women who died in a car crash near Athy on Tuesday night.
The funeral of Niamh Doyle took place in Askea Church in Carlow. Chief mourners included her parents, Ber and Veronica, her sister Louise, brother Kevin, boyfriend Shane and extended family.
The congregation was told that a darkness overpowered the parish on Tuesday with the deaths of the four young women.
Niamh was a social work student at Waterford IT and the mourners heard about her love of art and music.
A book reflecting her interest in social care was brought to the altar along with a little angel and her art work.
She was a big music fan and a ticket to the Coronas were also brought to the altar.
A sister of the deceased, Louise Doyle, told the packed church she struggled to find the words to sum up what her sister meant to her.
She quoted lyrics from the Paramore song Misguided Ghost:"I'm going away for a while. But I'll be back, don't try and follow me, Cause I'll return as soon as possible, See, I'm trying to find my place, But it might not be here where I feel safe, We all learn to make mistakes."
The funeral of Ashling Middleton took place this afternoon at the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Ballycane, Naas.
The funerals of the two other women who lost their lives in the crash, Gemma Nolan and Chermaine Carroll, were held yesterday.
