A vigil will take place in Graiguecullen, Co Carlow on Friday evening to show community support for the three sisters, Alma and Niamh Kinsella and Ella Hendricken, and a seven-year-old boy who were all seriously injured in the crash on the M9 on Sunday morning in which five teens died.
Parish priest Fr John Dunphy told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that the vigil was an opportunity for the whole community “to show their support to the young ladies and the young boy and their families and I think the community is very anxious to do that.”
People in the community and beyond wanted to support the family, not just materially through a GoFundMe account, but also to offer their spiritual support.
“We've been praying at all our masses since the news broke last Sunday morning, as has every other parish in Ireland and beyond as well.”
The community had been devastated that this family were going through this ordeal and they wanted to pray for a full...
