A Monaghan County Councillor says there's a dark cloud over South Monaghan following a tragic crash on Saturday night.
Five young people, including two Co Monaghan natives, lost their lives in County Louth on Saturday night.
Chloe McGee, Shay Duffy, Alan McCluskey, Dylan Commins, and Chloe Hipson died on the Ardee Road in Dundalk after 9pm.
Garda Family Liaison Officers have been assigned to the families of the victims, who were all in their early 20s, while an investigation into the cause of the two-vehicle crash is ongoing.
Speaking on the Joe Finnegan show this morning, Councillor Colm Carthy said the families' hearts are forever broken following the devastating crash.