Mum of one of M9 crash teenagers says she “forgives” online trolls and sends love to injured
The mother of M9 crash teenager Jack Kennedy spoke at his funeral today (Tuesday). The mother of the 17-year-old spoke at her son’s funeral mass and urged other young people to stop engaging in dangerous driving behaviour. The mass took place in St Michael’s Church in Athy, Co Kildare this morning. Five teenage boys died […]
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The true extent of the wrong-way driving trend as incidents rise by 32%
Gardaí have said wrong-way driving on motorways has gotten “out of control”. The number of motorists detected travelling the wrong way on Irish motorways has jumped by almost a third this year. New figures show that 62 incidents were recorded between the start of January and the middle of August, compared with 47 over the […]
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TD slammed for saying he was “sick” of posts about dead M9 teenagers
Cathal Crowe, a Fianna Fáil for Clare, said he is “sick of seeing people eulogising and heaping praise on thugs”. Five teenage boys died in the crash on the M9. The women and child they hit remain in hospital. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, the Fianna Fáil TD said the five young men were […]
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Fundraiser for three sisters injured in M9 crash passes 200k
A fundraiser for three sisters seriously injured in the M9 crash in Kildare has raised hundreds of thousands of euros. The GoFundMe has been set up by Brian Curley, a friend of the youngest sister Ella Hendrickson. “This has been an incredibly difficult and frightening time for Ella, Niamh, Alma and their family. They are […]
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Garda pursuit training won’t start this year because the instructors aren’t trained
The promised pursuit training is proving harder to deliver Plans to introduce Garda pursuit training this year now appear to be facing delays, with sources telling The Journal that the force will not have officers ready to start the new programme before the end of 2026. The problem is that the instructors themselves have not […]
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Pictured: Three sisters seriously injured in M9 crash named locally
Three sisters who sustained catastrophic injuries after a stolen BMW crashed into their car on Sunday morning have been named. Niamh and Alma Kinsella, who are in their 30s, are in a critical condition after their car collided with a group of teenagers who were driving the wrong way down the motorway in Co Kildare on Sunday. Their […]
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