Patrick Carroll is sentenced to four years in prison after a drink-driving crash in Limerick in February 2024 killed two of his passengers. The incidents occurred on 20 February 2024, when the collision resulted in the deaths of two young men, described across reports as college friends. At court, the judge imposes a prison term of four years and an eight-year driving ban. Reports also say Carroll communicates with the families of the deceased, including writing letters to the bereaved relatives. According to accounts from the proceedings, Carroll tells gardai he is “truly sorry” for the men’s deaths, and the court hears further details about the circumstances leading to the crash. The outlets agree on the core outcomes: Carroll’s custodial sentence, the length of the driving disqualification, and that the crash involved drink-driving and caused the deaths of the two men. None of the sources indicate a different number of fatalities or a different sentencing outcome.