'Dylan lived quickly, loved deeply, and laughed loudly'

DYLAN Commins, one of the five young people who tragically died in a horror car crash, brought “light, laughter and adventure” to everyone's lives, mourners were told at his funeral Mass.

- BY NICOLA DONNELLY

Dylan's funeral at Our Lady of the Nativity Church in Ardee, took place just hours after his pal Alan McCluskey was laid to rest yesterday morning following his funeral Mass in nearby Drumconrath in Co Meath.

Dylan, 23, from Ardee in Co Louth, tragically lost his life along with his pals Chloe McGee, 23, Shay Duffy, 21, Alan McCluskey, 23 and Chloe Hipson, 21, when the Volkswagen Golf they were travelling in collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser on the L3168 on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

A sixth individual who was also in the Volkswagen Golf at the time of the collision was treated in hospital for injuries but has since been discharged.

The two people travelling in the Toyota Land Cruiser remain in hospital where they are being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Yesterday afternoon, hundreds of neighbours, friends and family brought the town of Ardee to silence as they lined the streets close to Our Lady of the Nativity Church, as Dylan's remains were brought to the church for his funeral Mass.

PASSION

Ahead of Dylan's funeral cortege, his motocross car was brought to the church on board of his own Coole Automotive Recovery truck, a poignant tribute that reflected his passion and the deep sense of loss felt throughout the community.