The funeral of the schoolboy killed in the bus crash in Co Offaly this week is being held today in his home town of Clara.
Michael White (15) died in a bus crash on a stretch of bog road between Clara and Rahan just before 8.30am on Tuesday. No other vehicle was involved.
The funeral at St Bridget's Church is being attended by pupils from Killina Presentation Secondary School near Rahan where Michael was a pupil.
The President and Taoiseach have sent representatives, while Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, who is from Clara, is attending personally.
More than 30 students were travelling on the bus, which was hired privately by their parents to take them to school.
A total of 32 people were treated in hospital following the crash. One student and the driver of the bus were held in Tullamore hospital for treatment until yesterday afternoon.