Lynn Egar

A vigil has been held in memory of the two children who died in a car fire near Multyfarnham in Co Westmeath, on Friday.

Psychologists from the National Educational Psychological Service have already been in the school and will remain in the school tomorrow to support pupils. The principal said that teachers and classmates will remember her as "warm, happy and vibrant" member of the school community. In a statement, Mr Dermody said the school was "devastated" to learn of the sudden death of Thelma, a senior infants pupil at the school.

Siblings Thelma, five, and two-year-old Michael died in the horror blaze in Multyfarnham on Friday.

In a statement on Saturday night, gardai continued to appeal for witnesses to the incident. But they could not say on Friday if the blaze was a result of arson or another kind of accident. They also said the case was expected to be upgraded to a murder investigation in the coming days. She was pulled from the blazing car by a passing lorry driver, who also managed to get the two children out. Sources said, although the injuries are described as extremely serious, the mother-of-four is expected to survive. A source said last night: “There is one suspect.” Siblings Thelma, five, and two-year-old Michael died in the horror blaze in Multyfarnham.

The Irish Mirror has established that investigators probing Friday night's horrific fire in Co Westmeath also believe they know who carried out the attack.

In a statement on Saturday night, gardai continued to appeal for witnesses to the incident. The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.” Sources say detectives are now satisfied the vehicle was set on fire. Sources said, although the injuries are described as extremely serious, the mother-of-four is expected to survive. Officers were initially satisfied that Ms Egar’s vehicle did not go on fire as a result of a crash with another vehicle. She was still being treated for those wounds in a specialist Dublin hospital last night.

Gardai were last night awaiting the results of a technical examination to establish whether a shocking car fire that claimed the lives of two children was ...

Post-mortem examinations of her two children were carried out by the State Pathologist, Dr. Cremin’s National School in Multyfarnham, were removed later in the evening by hearse. Gardai said last night the outcome of the post-mortems and the evidence gathered from the technical examination will determine the course of the investigation. While gardai declined to comment on the outcome of the post-mortems, a source said: “due to the extent of the injuries sustained by both deceased children, formal identification of the children will be required by DNA comparison and this process will take a period of time.” A toy tractor and scooter belonging to the younger children lay silently in the garden - a heart-breaking reminder of the fun the children should have been enjoying in their front garden on a normal Saturday. Gardai were last night awaiting the results of a technical examination to establish whether a shocking car fire that claimed the lives of two children was caused by arson.