Who were the M9 crash teenagers?

Despite public uproar over the fatal collision last weekend, gardaí say the policy of not engaging in wrong-way motorway chases will probably not change

22nd, August 2026, 05:00pm

Former IRA man seeks decree lifting excommunication over his 1950s Border mission

Cork man Jimmy Linehan (90) wants the Catholic Church to remove the censures imposed on Irish people ‘since 1169’

22nd, August 2026, 05:00pm

‘Nature needs all the help it can get’: projects aim to re-establish oyster reefs

Overharvesting, pollution and harsh winters all contributed to the decline of oysters in Ireland

22nd, August 2026, 05:00pm

Theatre director Patrick Sutton dies

Sutton was founder and ‘driving force’ behind restoration of Smock Alley Theatre

21st, August 2026, 09:49pm

Brazilian woman (30s) found dead in Limerick named locally

Body of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was discovered on third floor of Carlton House apartment block

21st, August 2026, 08:48pm

‘We gather in solidarity’: Hundreds attend Carlow vigil for injured victims of M9 crash

Bishop also urged those present to remember boys killed as it’s ‘the Christian thing to do’

21st, August 2026, 08:43pm

Gardaí suspect foul play after Brazilian woman (30s) found dead

Body of woman found at apartment block in Limerick city

21st, August 2026, 07:11pm

Family of Alex McCarthy praying for ‘full recovery’ for M9 crash injured, funeral told

Co Carlow teenager was one of five friends killed in head-on collision on Sunday

21st, August 2026, 05:48pm

First funerals of teenagers killed in M9 collision take place

Joe Carthy (15) was youngest of the five people who died in a BMW car driven the wrong way down the motorway

21st, August 2026, 02:50pm

Irish pub-goers pay 11 times more tax on a pint than in Spain or Germany, research finds

Wine and whiskey also heavily taxed as drinks industry calls on Government to stop ‘killing’ Irish pubs

21st, August 2026, 02:31pm