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‘What the boys did was wrong’, priest tells funeral of M9 crash teenager Jeremy O’Brien

Irish Independent and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Fourth of five funerals takes place as family members injured in motorway collision remain in hospital.
The headline split Irish Times frames it as "‘What the boys did was wrong’, priest tells funeral of M9 crash teenager Jeremy O’Brien". The Belfast Telegraph frames it as "‘What the boys did was wrong’ – priest at funeral of teenager killed in M9 crash".
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Center‘What the boys did was wrong’, priest tells funeral of M9 crash teenager Jeremy O’Brien

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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 24, 2:02 PM

‘What the boys did was wrong’, priest tells funeral of M9 crash teenager Jeremy O’Brien

Fourth of five funerals takes place as family members injured in motorway collision remain in hospital

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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 24, 2:20 PM

M9 crash fallout: Tense funerals and the evolution of Ireland’s joyriding scourge

The fallout continues from the horrific crash on the M9 motorway two Sundays ago. Three sisters – Niamh Kinsella, Alma Kinsella, Ella Hendricken, and a seven-year-old boy – remain in hospit...

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Aug 24, 1:23 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Aug 24, 2:02 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Aug 24, 2:20 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.