Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Five teenagers dead, three sisters and a seven-year-old boy seriously injured, and a wave of public outrage in the wake of the horrific wrong-way crash on the M9 motorway last weekend.
In the days since, the tragedy has sparked a huge amount of anger and debate around youth crime, garda powers, social media and even the role of parents.
Has this incident exposed a much bigger problem in Irish society? And are we witnessing an unprecedented social reckoning unfold?
On this Extra episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Kevin Doyle, executive editor with the Irish Independent and group head of news at Mediahuis Ireland, to examine the public, police and political reaction to a story that continues to dominate the news agenda.
For more, visit https://www.independent.ie/.
#M9 #Ireland #News
0:00 Introduction
6:50 Public reaction to this tragedy
15:21 The political reaction
23:58 The role of social media platforms
26:22 Funerals to take place this week
Five teenagers dead, three sisters and a seven-year-old boy seriously injured, and a wave of public outrage in the wake of the horrific wrong-way crash on the M9 motorway last weekend.
In the days since, the tragedy has sparked a huge amount of anger and debate around youth crime, garda powers, social media and even the role of parents.
Has this incident exposed a much bigger problem in Irish society? And are we witnessing an unprecedented social reckoning unfold?
On this Extra episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Kevin Doyle, executive editor with the Irish Independent and group head of news at Mediahuis Ireland, to examine the public, police and political reaction to a story that continues to dominate the news agenda.
For more, visit https://www.independent.ie/.
#M9 #Ireland #News
0:00 Introduction
6:50 Public reaction to this tragedy
15:21 The political reaction
23:58 The role of social media platforms
26:22 Funerals to take place this week
