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GoFundMe Launched for Sisters Injured in M9 Crash Raises over €100k in Hours
Investigators are examining the wrong-way BMW crash as officials face renewed calls for pursuit training and new laws after five teenagers died.
- On Sunday, three sisters and their young nephew sustained catastrophic injuries after a BMW carrying five teenagers collided head-on with their Hyundai near Moone, Co Kildare, at speeds exceeding 120km/h.
- The tragedy has sparked outrage over a social media trend where motorists drive the wrong way on motorways for online engagement; the BMW was allegedly linked to a burglary before the collision.
- Niamh and Alma Kinsella remain in critical condition in Tallaght Hospital, while Ella and their seven-year-old nephew are being treated for serious injuries; friend Bryan Curley's GoFundMe has raised more than €120,000.
- Taoiseach Micheal Martin condemned the act as "an irresponsible and dangerous act," while Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan is considering new criminal legislation for wrong-way motorway driving after consulting Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien.
- The Garda Representative Association says no officers currently possess required pursuit training, and Garda John Joe O'Connell noted that training will not be available until well into 2027 despite government promises.
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Five teenagers died on the morning of Sunday (16) after the BMW in which they were smuggling on the other side and colliding with a Hyundai on the M9 highway in Moone, Kildare County, Ireland. Joey Carthy, 15 years old; Alex McCarthy, Jack Kennedy and Kamil Pustkowski, all 17; and Jeremy O'Brien, 18, were in the vehicle. The other car was carrying a family that was heading towards the airport.
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Close to €200k raised for three sisters and young boy seriously injured in M9 crash
Alma and Niamh remain in a critical condition in Tallaght University Hospital, while their younger sister Ellie, is being treated for serious injuries in St Vincent’s University Hospital after she was transferred from St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny.
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