Remembering and reflecting as a community
Statement from Dr Diarmuid O'Callaghan, President of Dundalk Institute of Technology.
The DkIT community is heartbroken to learn of the tragic news of the deaths of five young people which occurred outside Dundalk on Saturday night.
Many of those involved in this tragedy have deep ties to the DkIT community.
We remember Chloe Hipson, a 2nd year Quantity Surveying student, who joined DkIT in September of this year from Lanarkshire in Scotland.
We also remember former student Shay Duffy, who recently completed phase 6 of his Plumbing Apprenticeship with us.
Condolences also to our colleagues in O'Fiaich College on the loss of Chloe McGee who worked closely with the DkIT team on the TY Entrepreneurship Programme.
Our thoughts are with their families and friends and also the families and friends of Alan McCluskey and Dylan Commins during this very difficult time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
Our thoughts are also with those who were injured in this terrible accident and their families and friends.
Supports have been put in place to help our students and staff navigate this very challenging time.
A book of condolences for Chloe Hipson has been set up in the college and will be available for signing outside the Engineering Office at the Hoey’s Lane Entrance.
