Sisters thank public after M9 crash raises €833,000

Three sisters have thanked the public for the “incredible kindness and compassion” shown after they were seriously injured in a head‑on collision on the M9 in County Kildare.

Ella Hendricken, Niamh Kinsella and Alma Kinsella, aged in their 20s and 30s, and a young boy were hurt when a car travelling the wrong way on the motorway struck their vehicle in August as they were heading to Dublin Airport for a holiday.

The other vehicle, carrying five teenagers, crashed and the occupants – Joe Carthy, Jack Kennedy, Alex McCarthy, Jeremy O’Brien and Kamil Pustkowski – died at the scene.

A GoFundMe page set up to support the sisters has raised more than €833,000. In an online update posted on Thursday, the sisters expressed gratitude for the donations, prayers and messages of support from family, friends and the wider community.

They said the generosity has provided practical assistance and comfort as they recover from what they described as “one of the most difficult chapters of our lives”.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Markus Spiske / Pexels.