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Prayers offered for nine who died in Carrickmines tragedy

Prayers are being offered at churches across the country for the five children and five adults who died in yesterday's tragic fire at Carrickmines in South Dublin.

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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

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