A priest prays for those killed and injured after an M9 motorway crash as the community holds a funeral for 18-year-old Jeremy O’Brien. The Irish Independent reports a visible Garda presence in Carlow town on Monday for the service at The Holy Family Church in Askea.
Evening Standard and BreakingNews.ie also describe a heavy police presence at the funeral mass. All accounts quote or refer to the priest’s remarks that “what the boys did was wrong,” while focusing on prayers for the dead and injured. The sources emphasize the atmosphere and security around the service, but provide limited detail on the crash itself or the circumstances leading to it.
While the wording and setting vary slightly—Irish Independent mentions a visible Garda presence in Carlow town and specifies the church location—both other outlets stress the large police presence at the mass for Jeremy O’Brien. None of the provided sources adds materially different information beyond the funeral context and the priest’s message.
