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New law considered after M9 crash

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is considering a new criminal offence for those who drive the wr...

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06.00 18 Aug 2026


New law considered after M9 crash


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06.00 18 Aug 2026


Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is considering a new criminal offence for those who drive the wrong way on a motorway. 

It comes after five teenage boys were killed when the BMW car they were driving the wrong way on the M9 crashed into an oncoming vehicle. We get the details with Stephen Breen, Crime Editor with The Irish Sun. 


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