Prayers for those who died in tradegy

All those who perished in the blaze at a halting site on the Glenamuck Road were members of two extended families.

Books of condolence for the bereaved will open across the local community in Carrickmines today.

Gardaí are not treating the fire as suspicious – although it's not known what caused the fire – which broke out at 4:30am yesterday.

Fr Derek Farrell, parish priest for the travelling community, said the enormous scale of the tragedy has spread shockwaves across the whole country.