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‘A lovely person, full of life and energy’

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EIMEAR Walsh is being remembered by those who knew her as a “lovely person” who had a “sparkle and lots of friends”.

The 21-year- old was celebratin­g her good friend Aoife Beary’s birthday when the tragedy struck.

The young woman is the beloved only daughter of the Walsh family who lived in Foxrock, south Dublin. It is understood that her mother Patricia – who she shared an extremely close bond with – hails from Westport, Co Mayo.

Eimear, who was in her third year in UCD where she was studying medicine, adored her only older brother Rob and the whole family were very close, according to Foxrock parish priest Fr Frank Herron.

“I know Eimear, she was a lovely girl,” Fr Herron said yesterday. “She was very outgoing, very full of life, had a sparkle and loads of friends.

“She was very intelligen­t and she was a third year medical student. She was a lovely, lovely person and had everything to look forward to and would have had so much to offer.

“I was in touch with the Walsh family before they headed off. I spoke to them yesterday and they are absolutely devastated,” he added.

Fr Herron explained that the family are very active in the parish church and her mother was one of the founding members of the family mass group, which sang in the church every Sunday morning at 10am mass.

Eimear regularly participat­ed over the years, particular­ly when she was younger.

Fr Ciaran Holohan served as the parish priest in Foxrock before he retired.

“I did know Eimear and I know her family very well,” Fr Holohan said last night.

“I know her family very well, they are good people. Her family are very involved in the church here.

“I knew her as a member of the community. She was very involved in the parish community.

“She was a lovely person, her family are very good and they are lovely people. We are actually shocked at the moment and we are still trying to come to terms with it, it is just so awful.”

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Eimear Walsh
Age: 21 From: Foxrock, Co Dublin School: Loreto, Foxrock Studying: Medicine in UCD Eimear Walsh

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