Ireland Named in reporting
Ella Hendricken
Born 1996-2006, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 2 cases, 17 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1996-2006, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Road traffic collision, Burglary, Endangerment of life, Motor theft, Dangerous driving
- Where
- Co. Kildare, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 17 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Teenager pleads guilty to endangerment of life and motor theft in Dublin Endangerment of life · Co. Dublin
On the night of 18 May 2026, a 17-year-old boy led gardaí on a 33-minute car chase from Tallaght, Dublin, driving the wrong way on the M50 motorway in a stolen vehicle. He is a friend of five teenagers, including non-Irish Kamil Pustkowski (17) and Irish Jack Kennedy (17), who were killed on 16 August 2026 after their BMW drove the wrong way up the M9 at Moone, Co Kildare. On 8 September 2026, the boy pleaded guilty at Dublin Children's Court to charges of endangerment of life and motor theft. He still faces 10 connected dangerous driving charges, and the case resumes in October. He remains on bail.
In court, 8 Sep 2026Victim · 1 report - Five teenagers killed in M9 crash under Fiosrú investigation in Kildare Road traffic collision · Co. Kildare
Five teenage boys were killed at about 3am on Sunday 16 August 2026 when the BMW they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down the M9 motorway near Moone, Co Kildare, and collided head-on with a Hyundai carrying four members of the Kinsella family from Carlow who were travelling to Dublin Airport. The five deceased were Alex McCarthy, 17, from Carlow; Joey Carthy, 15, from Athy; Jack Kennedy, 17, from Athy; Kamil Pustkowski, 17, from Limerick; and Jeremy O'Brien, 18. Four people in the Hyundai, sisters Niamh and Alma Kinsella, in their 30s, Ella Hendricken, in her 20s, and a seven-year-old boy, were seriously injured and remain in hospital. Gardaí believe the teenagers had been searching for burglary targets in the Kildare area and that the BMW, purchased for about €1,000 the week before, was driven the wrong way to evade a patrol car that had requested it to stop in Athy at about 2am. The incident has been referred to Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman, and no arrests or charges have been made.
Reported, 16 Aug 2026Victim · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ella Hendricken, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Aug2026Teenagers killed on M9 regarded as among most prolific and dangerous joyriders countrywidevictim, Ella Hendricken, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 21 Aug2026Funeral held for teenager killed in M9 crashvictim, Ella Hendricken, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 19 Aug2026M9 crash: Gardaí rule out involvement of ‘sixth youth’ in fatal motorway incidentvictim, Ella Hendricken, 20s, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 19 Aug2026M9 crash update as gardaí confirm crucial detail about number of teens in carvictim, Ella Hendricken, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 18 Aug2026Friends and family of five killed in M9 crash tragedy pay tribute to teenagersvictim, Ella Hendricken, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 17 Aug2026Five teenagers killed in M9 wrong-way crash are named locallyvictim, Ella Hendricken, 20s, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
- 17 Aug2026M9 crash: Garda seeks new training, family remains in hospital as postmortems due on five deceasedvictim, Ella Hendricken, female, irish (judged from name)Ella Hendricken
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