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Teenager killed in M9 crash was in Tusla residential placement

Jack Kennedy was in a residential placement, while two others killed in the collision were also known to the child and family agency

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#1211
First seen
21 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC
Last checked
21 Aug 2026, 22:20 UTC
Version history
2 versions
Current fingerprint
5726bf8f75cb...580cf9
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 19:24 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Kitty Holland
Section
Not supplied
Source-supplied excerpt
Jack Kennedy was in a residential placement, while two others killed in the collision were also known to the child and family agency
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  1. 2
    Revision observed

    Teenager killed in M9 crash was in Tusla residential placement

    Jack Kennedy was in a residential placement, while two others killed in the collision were also known to the child and family agency

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    Version SHA-256
    5726bf8f75cb...580cf9
    Capture SHA-256
    8e6fbaa46e4f...d30fbc
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    Initial capture

    Tusla refers deaths of three teenagers in M9 crash for investigation by independent body

    Jack Kennedy was in a residential placement, while two others killed in the collision were also known to the child and family agency

    Changed fieldstitlebylinedescriptionTextcontentTextsourcePublishedAtsourceUpdatedAtsectionimageUrltags
    Version SHA-256
    ad4431a2e955...3d6003
    Capture SHA-256
    094174c21515...d3c2bf
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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
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Capture provenance

Capture ID
#731
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 05:34 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
601,031 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt