The devastated family of one of the young doctors killed in the Air France plane disaster told of their enormous relief last night after her body was officially identified.

The anxious wait continued for the families of the two other Trinity College medical graduates as they held out hopes of their remains being found.

One relative said it was their “greatest wish” that they too could bring their loved ones home for burial.

Officials yesterday confirmed remains rescued from the Atlantic following the tragic crash on June 1 were those of Dr Jane Deasy (27) from Rathgar, Dublin. She and two close friends and fellow doctors were among 228 passengers and crew killed in the crash.

The other young doctors were Aisling Butler (26) of Roscrea, Co Tipperary, who was completing an internship at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, and former Riverdance performer Eithne Walls (28) from Ballygowan, Co Down, who worked at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin.

Yesterday was the date Dr Deasy was due to start a new job at the Eye and Ear Hospital, where she would have been joining her close friend.

Last night her mother Barbara, father Joseph, a consultant oncologist in Beaumont Hospital, sisters Caragh and Alison, and her boyfriend Alex Creavin said their thoughts were with the families of her two friends.

Her family and boyfriend said they were “enormously relieved” her body had been found. They thanked everyone who prayed for her return and sent messages of support “which were a source of great comfort at this very difficult time”.

“The thoughts of the family and Alex are with the Butler and Walls families, and they are praying that the bodies of Jane's beloved friends will also be found,” they said.

The Brazilian military last week called off its hunt for further remains after the Air France flight AF 447 to Paris from Rio de Janeiro went down, saying it was “impossible” to find any more. However, it is understood the remains of around 51 people were recovered, around 35 have been identified and work continues to identify the remaining bodies.

Earlier this month the families of the victims had supplied gardai with dental records to aid forensic experts in the identification of the bodies.

Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin again expressed his condolences to the Deasy family. “I reiterate my sincerest condolences to Dr Deasy's family and to all those who lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy,” he said.

The Irish Embassy official on the ground in Recife will liaise with the Brazilian authorities with regard to the repatriation of Dr Deasy's remains.

However, no funeral arrangements have been confirmed as it is not yet known how long this will take. The three young medics had been flying home for a friend's wedding at the time of the crash.

Last night Fr Michael McGourty, an uncle of Dr Walls, said they were pleased for the Deasy family and they hoped they would get “some comfort and consolation” from it.

He said it was now the Walls family's “greatest wish” that they would retrieve her body. Fr McGourty held a Mass at Dr Wall's grandparents home yesterday evening to mark the one month anniversary since the crash occurred.

The principal of the Ursuline Secondary School in Thurles, which Dr Butler attended, said the family were still holding out hopes her body would be located.

Sr Berchmans Whelan said: “It is the biggest wish they have, it would be some consolation.” She said the recovery of Dr Deasy's body should give them hope and they would be pleased for her family.

Inspector Joseph Kinsella and Sergeant Jarlath Lennon, both experienced in Interpol's Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) programme, flew out to Brazil with identification materials. They returned after 10 days on June 25.

The first official report into the crash will be published today by French air accident investigators, as authorities have continued to hunt for the plane's black boxes to provide an insight into the causes of the crash.