The mother of M9 crash teenager Jack Kennedy has hit out at the “See You Next Tuesdays” who offered only “vile words” at a time when her family is suffering the “highest grief possible”. 

The 17-year-old was the fifth and final teenager to be laid to rest following the crash, with hundreds of people turning out for the service in Athy, County Kildare. 

In her eulogy, Kennedy’s mother, Sarah, made clear that she knew hers is not the family who are suffering. 

 

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“We all want to send our deepest heartfelt apologies to the families who are injured,” she told mourners. 

“We pray to God that you all make a full recovery and, once again, we are sorry.”

A Garda officer watches the funeral procession of Jack Kennedy. Picture by: Alamy.com.

Sarah then addressed those who she described as “See You Next Tuesdays”, despite knowing that “five families are suffering the highest grief possible”. 

“Your vile words mean nothing to us,” she said. 

“Because the pain that we are all feeling right now, we will have that pain forever. 

“So, I’ve decided instead of reacting to you all, to forgive you all; not one of you is walking in our shoes and I pray to God that none of you will. 

“No one should have to bury their child.” 

The funeral of Jack Kennedy. Picture by: Alamy.com.

Sarah also recalled her final conversation with her son, when he told her, “I love you, Mam” and he replied, “I love you more, son of mine”. 

She vowed to Jack that she would “keep your memory alive forever” and ended her eulogy with the words, “Love, Mummy”. 

Also addressing mourners, Canon Frank McEvoy urged Jack’s friends to turn away from crime and become upstanding members of society. 

“If you are considering this criminal activity, will you please stop,” he said. 

“Because this is the end of it; this is a family broken and the consequences of that will happen to you too and then you’ll have the innocent victims - like the people who are in hospital, trying to recover.”

Main image: A split of Jack Kennedy and his funeral cortege. Pictures by: RIP.ie and Alamy.com.