Paul Healy

Three sisters and a young boy were seriously injured when their car collided with a BMW travelling the wrong way on the M9 in County Kildare. Niamh and Alma Kinsella remain in critical condition, while Ella Hendricken and the child are receiving treatment. Five teenagers—Jeremy O’Brien, Alex McCarthy, Joey Carthy, Jack Kennedy and Kamil Pustkowski—died in the crash. Gardaí are investigating, with Fiosrú examining Garda contact with the BMW before the collision, while Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the incident an irresponsible and dangerous act.

A violent brawl involving several men broke out on Shop Street in Tuam, County Galway, with reports that a machete, acid and a wheel brace were used. One man suffered serious facial and eye injuries, while three men in their 30s and 40s were taken to University Hospital Galway with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s and are seeking camera or mobile-phone footage from witnesses as they investigate the incident, which reportedly occurred amid an escalating local feud.