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Funeral of teenager killed in M9 crash to take place on Friday

The parents of Alex McCarthy were said to be ‘heartbroken’ by his death

By Hugh Dooley
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#694
First seen
19 Aug 2026, 13:31 UTC
Last checked
20 Aug 2026, 06:47 UTC
Version history
3 versions
Current fingerprint
377eff03a8cd...0928cf
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

Image URL supplied by The Irish Times.
Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
19 Aug 2026, 17:25 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Hugh Dooley
Section
Not supplied
Source-supplied excerpt
The parents of Alex McCarthy were said to be ‘heartbroken’ by his death
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  1. 3
    Revision observed

    Funeral of teenager killed in M9 crash to take place on Friday

    The parents of Alex McCarthy were said to be ‘heartbroken’ by his death

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  2. 2
    Revision observed

    Death notice for second teenager killed in M9 crash posted to RIP.ie

    The parents of Alex McCarthy were said to be ‘heartbroken’ by his death

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    Initial capture

    Death notice for second teenager killed in M9 crash posted to RIP.ie

    The parents of Alex McCarthy were said to be ‘heartbroken’ by his death

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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 ID
#351
Observed
20 Aug 2026, 05:47 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
636,873 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt
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