Funeral Arrangements Announced For Two Teenagers Killed In M9 Crash

Thursday, 20 August 2026 10:51

Details of the other three teenagers’ funerals are expected to be confirmed over the coming days.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for two of the five teenagers killed in Sunday’s crash on the M9 in Co Kildare.

Details for the funerals of the other three teenagers are expected to be confirmed in the coming days.

16-year-old Alex McCarthy, from Carlow Town, will be laid to rest tomorrow afternoon following Requiem Mass at the Holy Family Church in Askea at 3pm.

18-year-old Jeremy O’Brien, from Burrin Manor in Carlow, will be laid to rest on Monday following Funeral Mass at the same church at 11am.

They were among five teenage boys who died when the car they were travelling in was driven in the wrong direction on the M9 before colliding head-on with another vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Three sisters and a young boy travelling in the other car were seriously injured and remain in hospital.

A fundraiser set up to support Alma and Niamh Kinsella, Ella Hendricken and the young boy has now raised more than €530,000.

Meanwhile, a prayer vigil for the family will be held tomorrow evening in Graiguecullen Parish in Co Carlow.