TERENCE BEAGAN
Dublin-based owner of a recording studio; one of 15 friends celebrating New Year at Mount Falcon Hotel, near Ballina, Co Mayo.
KAREN McHUGH
The girlfriend of Terence Beagan.
FIONA McHUGH
Sister of Karen McHugh and one of the owners of Fallon & Byrne, the well-known Dublin grocery, restaurant and off-licence.
PAUL BYRNE
Partner – in business and life – of Fiona McHugh, and registered owner of a maroon Mercedes-Benz coupé.
ALAN MOLONEY
Owner of the Mount Falcon Hotel and friend of Karen and Fiona McHugh.
GEARÓID SCULLY
Taxi driver and half of Celtic Cabs, a firm based in Ballina, which is having a busy night.
SEÁN REDMOND
Runs Celtic Cabs with Gearóid Scully.
LORRAINE DEVLIN
Scully's partner. He called her Lo Lo; she called him Skull.
TOM LENEHAN
Floor supervisor at the Broken Jug pub. His car has a flat tyre on the night in question.
EDDIE SCULLY and
WOLFGANG SCHMIDT
Paramedics who witness the crash between the Mercedes and the Skoda from their ambulance.
CONOR SMYTH
Mayo County Fire Service station officer in Ballina.
Sgt AMANDA GAYNOR
Senior garda at the scene.