Chloe McGee, 23, used to work at a salon in Monaghan before she was killed in a two-vehicle road traffic collision alongside four other young people just outside Dundalk
Chloe McGee
The salon where one of the victims of the horrific road traffic collision in Louth over the weekend worked has shared a heartbreaking message after the passing of their ‘amazing’ employee.
Lisdoonan Hairdressers in Monaghan, where 23-year-old Chloe McGee worked, announced that the salon would not be opening on Saturday, November 22, due to her passing, saying that she was ‘a big part’ of their lives. They wrote: “The salon will not be opened Saturday 22nd November due to the passing of Chloe.
“Chloe was a big part of our lives and anyone who touched base with her knew she was just amazing. She made many’s a wee person’s morning whilst getting them dolled up for their communions, confirmations, family weddings or just the wee plaits she [used to] do.
“For the older clientele she would have plenty of stories of college life, love life, work life and life at home with her family who she truly loved and cherished. She was such a family-oriented girl. Totally devastated. RIP.”
Chloe’s apron from Lisdoonan Hairdressers(Image: Lisdoonan Hairdressers/Facebook)
The salon also shared a heartbreaking photo of Chloe’s apron, which she had worn while working as a hairdresser. Chloe, from Carrickmacross in Monaghan, had just been offered her dream permanent teaching position at the Ó Fiaich Institute of Further Education in Dundalk before the horror crash.
She was travelling with four friends, including her boyfriend, in a Volkswagen Golf with another man when it collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser on the L3168, a minor road between Dundalk and Ardee, at approximately 9pm on Saturday. The couple had just returned from being on holiday in Dubai before the fatal crash.
Gardaí confirmed the six occupants of the Golf were travelling to Dundalk for a normal night out when the tragedy occurred. It’s understood that the friends had gathered in a restaurant before they all got into the Golf to head towards Dundalk. The victims killed in the crash were named as Chloe, 23, Shay Duffy, 21, Alan McCluskey, 23, Dylan Commins, 23, and Chloe Hipson, 21.
Alan McCluskey, Chloe Hipson, Chloe McGee, Dylan Commins, and Shay Duffy
People across the country have been mourning the loss of the young people, with thousands stepping out for vigils dedicated to them last night. Funeral details were announced earlier today for the victims, with Chloe’s notice reading: “It is with a broken heart that we share the Funeral Arrangements of our beloved Chloe, who was tragically taken from us following a road traffic accident on Saturday 15th November 2025.
“Predeceased by her grandparents; Mick and Mary-Anne Sheridan, Kevin and Philomena McGee and her auntie Rosie. Missed beyond words by her parents Kieran and Eileen, her siblings Stephen (Laura), Aaron (Chloe) and Nicola (Padhraic), aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family, neighbours, her colleagues and students in O’Fiaich College and wider teaching community and her many friends.”
