‘What the boys did was wrong’ – priest at funeral of teenager killed in M9 crash
Mourners at the funeral of a teenager who was one of five young people killed in a horror crash in Ireland has heard that “what the boys did was wrong”, but that “tragedy” must not become the whole story, as the priest asked for prayers for those who were injured and who died.
There was a heavy police presence for the funeral mass of 18-year-old Jeremy O’Brien who was killed in the crash on the M9 in Co Kildare last weekend.
Garda checkpoints, as well as various garda vehicles, including the Public Order Unit, were in place in Carlow town where the funeral took place on Monday.
Armed garda detectives were stationed at garda checkpoints on the roads leading to The Holy Family Church in Askea.
Mr O’Brien is the fourth of the five teenagers killed in the crash to be buried in recent days.
He died alongside Jack Kennedy, Kamil Pustkowski, Joe Carthy and Alex McCarthy when the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong...
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