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Funeral for Jeremy O'Brien takes place in Carlow

The Journal (Ireland) and RTE Ireland describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The funeral has taken place of Jeremy O'Brien, one of the five teenagers killed in a head-on collision on the M9 motorway just over a week ago.
The headline split The left frames it as "Funeral of Jeremy O'Brien (18) who died in wrong-way M9 crash takes place". The center frames it as "Funeral for Jeremy O'Brien takes place in Carlow".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFuneral of Jeremy O'Brien (18) who died in wrong-way M9 crash takes place

The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report

CenterFuneral for Jeremy O'Brien takes place in Carlow

RTE Ireland · Center · News report

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 24, 11:46 AM

Funeral of Jeremy O'Brien (18) who died in wrong-way M9 crash takes place

A small crowd attended the understated service in Askea, before a burial at St Mary’s Cemetery in Carlow town.

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RTE IrelandNews report · Aug 24, 11:18 AM

Funeral for Jeremy O'Brien takes place in Carlow

The funeral has taken place of Jeremy O'Brien, one of the five teenagers killed in a head-on collision on the M9 motorway just over a week ago.

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Details43/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
43/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 24, 11:18 AM: RTE Ireland joined the source map.

Aug 24, 11:46 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.