Mourners at the funeral of the first of the two women killed in a road crash in Ballinasloe on Thursday were told that the east Co Galway town is still in shock over the double tragedy. Hundreds of mourners were told by Fr Bernie Costello, hospital chaplain at Portiuncula and St Brigid’s, that the town and locality was still in a state of shock following the deaths of the popular women. “Where do we start to make sense of what happened here in Ballinasloe last Thursday evening? “When two women, two very, very good friends went out for a walk as they always did. Mrs Kilmartin’s sister, Geraldine, said the two women were great friends and a familiar sight out walking in Ballinasloe.

Source: The Irish Times March 26, 2018 19:30 UTC