{"id":370809,"date":"2026-08-17T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-condemns-reckless-car-crash-that-killed-teens-in-county-kildare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:00:33","slug":"minister-condemns-reckless-car-crash-that-killed-teens-in-county-kildare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-condemns-reckless-car-crash-that-killed-teens-in-county-kildare\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister condemns &#8216;reckless&#8217; car crash that killed teens in County Kildare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9BLUvXbuXSQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister condemns 'reckless' car crash that killed teens in County Kildare\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BLUvXbuXSQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s Justice Minister Jim O&#8217;Callaghan says the behaviour of the drivers who were killed in a motorway crash in County Kildare was &#8216;lethal, reckless and criminal&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>Five male teenagers were killed &#8211; and four more individuals were injured &#8211; after a vehicle &#8216;deliberately&#8217; drove in the wrong direction, resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle on the M9 between junctions 3 and 4 near Athy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/WxUmsFu<\/p>\n<p>#ireland  #CountyKildare<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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