The 16 and 17 year olds lost their lives in a crush while queuing to get into the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.
Around 400 teenagers went to the Greenvale Hotel on Sunday night to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The queue to get into the disco quickly became lethal. Police believe the crush happened as a large group of teenagers surged towards the front door of the hotel.
17 year old Lauren Bullock died at the scene. While Morgan Barnard, also 17 and 16 year old Connor Currie died after being brought to hospital.
Morgan who’s from Dungannon will be the first to be laid to rest after 10 o clock funeral mass in Saint Patrick’s Church, Dungannon.
The funeral for Lauren will take place in Saint Patrick’s Church in her native Donaghmore.
While the funeral for the youngest victim, Dungannon’s Connor Currie will be held in Saint Malachy’s Church, Edendork at 2 o clock.
The PSNI say investigations into the tragedy are ongoing.
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