A fifth person has died following the M9 horror crash, it has emerged.

The Irish Mirror has confirmed that the remains of another young male were found at the scene of the accident on Sunday afternoon.

It had initially been suspected that the crash – at around 3am – had cost the lives of four young males, but sources have confirmed that officers this afternoon found the body of another victim in the wreckage of one of the cars.

All the victims were young males, it is understood.

And we also understand all of the deceased were from the car that was travelling the wrong way down the northbound carriageway of the M9 near Athy in Co Kildare when the tragedy happened.

The car, a BMW, was heading southbound against traffic when it collided with a car carrying four members of the extended family.

Three women in the car, one in her 20s and two in their 30s, were injured, as was a seven-year-old child.

The child is understood to have suffered a broken leg and is being treated at the Children’s Health Ireland Hospital in south Dublin.

The female in her 20s was seriously injured and is being treated in St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny. The two other women are being treated in Tallaght Hospital in south Co Dublin.

Speaking today, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said: “My thoughts are with those injured in this morning’s collision on the M9. These family members were travelling innocently when they were struck by a vehicle being driven the wrong way down the motorway.

“This horrific incident, following the recent collision on the M50, shows how irresponsible and dangerous driving on the wrong-side of the motorway is. That, of course, should be self-evident, but what makes this reckless behaviour even more appalling is that in some cases it is being done for social media likes regardless of the potentially devastating impact it might have on innocent people and themselves.

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“As this particular incident has been referred to Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman, I am constrained in what I can say in detail about this incident, but I know that Gardaí do what they can to stop such vehicles while also taking into consideration all other road users. Gardaí are put in a really challenging situation dealing with such incidents. As always, An Garda Síochána will fully cooperate with the Police Ombudsman investigation which I hope is completed as expeditiously as possible.

“My thoughts are also with all members of An Garda Síochána and the emergency services who had to deal with this awful incident this morning. Such incidents show the difficult work we ask our Gardaí to undertake every day to keep our communities safe.”

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Gabby Logan’s husband Kenny has candidly spoken about using a penis pump during his prostate cancer recovery, with the former Scottish rugby union player joking he’d leave her if she ever caught him.

Gabby Logan, who returns to our screens this evening for the European Athletics Championships: Birmingham 2026, has previously featured on television for an entirely different matter, separate from her presenting duties. Back in 2022, her husband, former rugby international Kenny Logan, disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer despite showing no symptoms.

The startling revelation came following a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which showed the 54-year-old’s PSA levels were elevated beyond normal range. This led to additional examinations, eventually resulting in a diagnosis that stunned both him and Gabby.

Kenny, who is father to 21-year-old twins Reuben and Lois with his wife, subsequently had surgery to remove his prostate and received the all-clear in February 2023.

Following his decision to speak openly about his cancer diagnosis, Gabby appeared on television programmes with him in solidarity and has also supported his efforts to promote awareness about the vital importance of screening.

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Throughout his treatment, Kenny was informed that he might experience erectile dysfunction for approximately three months post-surgery, which could impact his intimate life. To assist with blood flow and help achieve or sustain an erection, the hospital provided him with a penis pump.

“That’s a huge deal for any man,” he told The Telegraph. “But don’t let fear or stigma get in the way. As I said to Gabby, ‘Let’s just deal with me getting cancer-free. Then we can deal with the sex part’.”

Kenny also recalled telling his wife that he would divorce her if she ever caught him using the device.

“I used it for 10 minutes a day or so – several times in that first month. [I was] grateful that Gabby was away working on the Commonwealth Games,” he added.

“I warned her that if she ever walked in on me using it and didn’t back straight out the door, I’d never speak to her again,” he joked.

Gabby has also discussed Kenny’s requirement to use the pump and the lighthearted warning he issued to her.

During an appearance on The Romesh Ranganathan Show, she revealed: “They gave him at the hospital, a penis pump. And he said he’d leave me if I ever walked in when he was using the penis pump. He said, ‘If you ever saw me doing this, I’m leaving’.

“He didn’t think it was going to be the sexiest thing in the world,” she added. “He’d like it to be known that he didn’t need it for too long. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.”

Commending Kenny for his openness regarding his cancer diagnosis and its effects, Gabby also told Romesh: “I’ve got huge admiration for him for doing that and talking about it and being so candid.”

She further explained that her husband believed he had a responsibility to speak out, as it helps the discussion and prompts others to seek medical checks.

The fire service says that two bodies have been found by crews tackling two wildfires across the island of Salamina.

So far they have not been indentified.

The fire department’s command centre was informed of the wildfire at 2.43pm today and it states that within seven minutes it had spread quickly due to the strong winds.

Thodoris Zannis, deputy mayor of Salamina, speaking to ERT said: “I am on the other front of the fire in Salamina, we are trying to stop the fire.

“It has taken over the entire mountain and is spreading, but the firefighting forces are being reinforced. People had to leave because there was no way out, so the messages started early.

“I have been informed that for the other fire in Peristeria, the ferries have also gone to evacuate by sea. The fire broke out at the same time and that was the strange thing.”

It seems there really is no extreme some influencers won’t go to for the sake of their content – even if it puts their lives at risk.

Those swimming with sharks are upping the stakes to perfect their shot, sometimes getting too close for comfort and sustaining serious injuries.

A rise in social media content creators swimming with the sea creatures has worried experts, who are seeing videos ‘every single week now’ of people swimming dangerously close, touching sharks, and even riding them.

Scientists are issuing warnings as a result, reminding influencers that safety instructions exist for a reason – and they’ll only disobey them once.

In less than a year, at least three influencers have been bitten by sharks in on-camera incidents.

Tayane Dalazen almost lost her leg in an encounter after a 7ft nurse shark clamped its jaws around her thigh and held her underwater for several seconds.

Recalling the shark-diving trip on the Brazilian coast, the 37-year-old lawyer told BBC News: ‘There were a lot of them. Later, I discovered [the tour organisers] were feeding the sharks so that they would interact with the tourists.’

When in the water, Dalazen, from Sao Paulo, felt ‘strong pain’ from pressure on her leg but knew she had to ‘stay calm’ as she wouldn’t be able to fight off the animal.

After being released by the shark and escaping, Dalazen was left with lacerations to her thigh, describing the whole thing as ‘very frightening’.

Footage of her near-miss has been viewed millions of times online, and she’s admitted that she should’ve kept a safer distance, despite not being there with the intention of getting social content.

That happened in April, and just last month, another influencer faced losing his leg after an attack by a reef shark while spearfishing.

These incidents followed a Chinese content creator getting bitten in December while in the Maldives.

Also last year, a holidaymaker in the Caribbean had both hands bitten off when she tried to take a photo of a bull shark.

While only in hip-deep water at the time on her trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the woman, in her fifties, was circled by the shark, which bit her leg and cut off both her hands when she tried to protect herself, one at mid-forearm and the other at the wrist.

Her husband managed to ‘wrestle away’ the shark, but the incident was described as a ‘living nightmare’.

Merely two months after that, a 40-year-old snorkeller in Israel was killed by sharks after using a GoPro to ‘fend them off’.

The father-of-four had hoped to feed the sharks from a distance but was then dragged out to sea as an eyewitness cried, ‘They’re eating him!’

Experts have said that photographers and influencers are most likely to ignore safety guidelines.

Kristian Parton, a shark scientist and host of the Shark Bytes YouTube channel, said she’s seeing such cases ‘way more’ than ever before.

‘We’re going to see people ending up in really serious incidents with sharks,’ she predicted.

‘We’re talking about a true apex predator, a very large wild animal.

‘You wouldn’t walk into the Serengeti and try and put your hand on the face of a lion.’

She added that if sharks become ‘stressed out’, whether it be in a nursery habitat, breeding ground, or feeding area, they’re being ‘deprived of an area that’s important for them to survive’.

‘And that’s definitely a problem.’

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“It is difficult to find words that could adequately express what Taylor and his family mean to our club.”

A GAA club has led tributes to their much loved former player following his death.

Taylor Hill passed away in hospital on Saturday, August 15, bringing much sadness to his family, friends and teammates in the Banbridge area. He has been described as a talented gaelic football player with his club saying they were “incredibly fortunate” to have him as a player.

A notice on Funeral Times said: “Treasured son of Anna and Rory, adored brother of Cathal, Conál and Ollie also a cherished grandson of Kenny and Patricia McGrath and George and Geraldine Hill. Funeral arrangements later.

“Family flowers only please, donations for the benefit of the Intensive Care Unit, Craigavon Area Hospital via www.milnefuneralservices.co.uk/donate 028 406 24999.“Very deeply regretted and sadly missed by his Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and the entire family circle. St. Padre Pio pray for him.”

A book of condolences was opened at Clann na Banna CLG in memory or Taylor, with the Co Down club paying tribute to the “much loved” former player saying that club activities would be suspended.

It paid tribute to Taylor on social media saying: “It is with profound sadness and the heaviest of hearts that Clann na Banna mourns the passing of our much loved senior player and clubman, Taylor Hill.

“It is difficult to find words that could adequately express what Taylor and his family mean to our club.

“Taylor was a valued member of our Senior Men’s team, a teammate and a friend, and a kind and much loved young man who was so well thought of by everyone who knew him. We feel incredibly fortunate to have had him as part of the Clann.”

It continued: “Our hearts are with Rory and Anna, Cathal, Conál and Ollie, his grandparents Patricia and Kenny McGrath, Geordie and Geraldine Hill, all his aunts, uncles and cousins, the entire McGrath and Hill families, Taylor’s teammates and friends, and everyone who was fortunate enough to know and love him.

“At times like this, football becomes completely insignificant and what matters is being there for one another. In the days, weeks and months ahead, we ask our members to keep Taylor’s family close, to look after his teammates and friends, and above all, to look after each other.

“Taylor was deeply loved, and he will always have his place in the story of our club. Rest easy, Taylor. Always one of our own. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.”

Taylor’s place of work, Alternative Heat LTD paid tribute to the young man saying: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the very sad news of the passing of our colleague and friend, Taylor Hill.

“Taylor was a much-loved member of the Alternative Heat family. He was kind, funny, unassuming and simply a pleasure to be around. He had a quiet nature, but a wonderful sense of humour, and those who worked alongside him will remember the laughter and the good times shared with him.

“Taylor made a lasting impression on so many people. He was a talented GAA player and had a passion for the things he loved, but to us, he was first and foremost a valued colleague and a friend. His absence will be felt deeply across our team.

“Our thoughts, love and deepest condolences are with Taylor’s parents, Rory and Anna, his brothers Cathal, Conál and Ollie, and all of his wider family, friends and Clann na Banna teammates. We cannot begin to imagine the heartbreak they are experiencing. We hope, in some small way, that knowing how loved Taylor was, how highly regarded he was by those around him, and how many happy memories he leaves behind will bring them some comfort in the days ahead.

“Rest easy, Taylor. You will always be remembered with great affection by everyone at Alternative Heat, we feel incredibly fortunate to have known you.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo admitted that he will likely call time on his three decades in football at the end of the season in an interview about his wedding to Georgina Rodriguez. 

The 41-year-old married his long-term girlfriend at their home in Portugal on August 11 – the 10-year anniversary of their first meeting – and opened up on the private ceremony speaking to Vogue. 

But Ronaldo also let slip a seismic career revelation as he shared that he planned to move on from football in the near future. 

‘This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy,’ Ronaldo said. 

‘I have my future all mapped out. I have so many things to keep me busy that to tell you just one thing is hard. Because football could leave a big hole, you have to fill your time in various ways, not just one.

‘And also have more fun, travel more, watch and play padel, which I really like, and continue to enjoy what I’ve earned – what we’ve earned. Because after all it’s been 25 years with a lot of sacrifice.’

The Portugal superstar tied the knot with long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez on August 11

Earlier this summer, Ronaldo appeared to wave farewell to World Cup football with Portugal’s round-of-16 exit Stateside, but with his home country one of the hosts in 2030, a jaw-dropping final bow at the age of 45 could not have been ruled out entirely. 

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has enjoyed a career of rare longevity in elite sport after making his debut for Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon 24 years ago. 

Stints in Manchester and the Spanish capital followed, and in his thirties, Ronaldo turned out in Serie A with Juventus before a second spell at United and his eventual move three years ago to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr. 

In a twist of fate, Ronaldo’s revelation comes just days after a similar veiled statement from his greatest rival and nearest contemporary, Lionel Messi. 

The 39-year-old Argentina legend has been mourning the tragic passing of his father Jorge, 68 this month, and shared a poignant statement which seemed to hint at his unwillingness to continue playing. 

‘I don’t know what I’ll do without you, I don’t know how to go on,’ Messi wrote in his tribute on social media. ‘I only played football and now I have serious doubts that I’ll continue doing that for much longer. 

‘You were by my side from the beginning, it was so close to the end. Why couldn’t you hold on that little bit longer and we could have finished together?’

In a show of solidarity, Ronaldo was among those who replied to the post, writing: ‘A huge hug to you and yours in these tough times, Leo. Much strength.’

After sending Portugal into a state of feverish excitement over where the wedding would be held, Rodriguez explained to Vogue in the same interview that their decision to get married at home stemmed from the family seeing privacy as the ultimate luxury. 

‘We’ve chosen to do it in the living room of our house here where we have breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and where we live the reality of our lives…,’ she said. 

‘In 30 years’ time I want the children to think, something wonderful happened at this table – the wedding vows of our parents.

‘When I was a little girl I dreamt of the biggest castle, the biggest carriage, the longest dress, a crown full of diamonds. And now I’m saying: no. I want something intimate, with my partner and our children, at home.’ 

The couple met 10 years ago in a chance encounter at the Gucci store in Madrid, during Ronaldo’s time at Real 

Rodriguez shared with the publication that she had little interest in a splashy wedding due to the permanent good fortune in their lives

After their marriage the couple immediately returned to Saudi Arabia for Ronaldo to take part in Al-Nassr’s pre-season

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However, Rodriguez did promise in the interview that they would in the future have a ‘big wedding’ to celebrate with their wider family and friends – but did not elaborate further on their plans. 

After meeting at the Gucci store in Madrid for the first time, the couple donned the designer to marry, calling the idea a ‘full circle’ moment.  

But while the bride wore a sheer white shirt and skirt, satin shoes teamed with sparkling diamond jewellery from Chopard, Ronaldo opted to sport a comparatively casual cotton suit, t-shirt and loafters. 

‘He’s not going to dress us up,’ Rodriguez explained. ‘I didn’t want us to go into a day that was so simple for us in costumes.’

After the ceremony at home, the family then drove to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, an hour away, where a priest gave them a blessing in a private area of the site of pilgrimage. 

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s main presidential election candidates kicked off their campaigns Sunday in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a tight October election.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke to more than 10,000 supporters at the Vila Euclides Stadium outside the city of Sao Paulo — where he rose to political fame 47 years ago as a metalworkers union leader during the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship.

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, one of the sons of former conservative President Jair Bolsonaro, gathered with thousands of voters on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. His father, under house arrest following his conviction for an attempted coup, did not attend.

Sunday was the first day candidates were allowed to campaign in Brazil.

Lula warns against foreign interference

Brazil’s president once again said he does not want foreign interference in the country’s elections. His allies have accused the U.S. government of seeking to boost Bolsonaro’s bid with measures such as raising tariffs on Brazilian exports and revoking the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington.

In comments about Brazil’s vast reserves of rare minerals, Lula said “no one (abroad) will tap our minerals. We are going to tap them for the benefit of the Brazilian people.”

Both candidates appeal to women voters

Lula, who seeks his fourth nonconsecutive term, and Bolsonaro each sought to appeal to women voters, who account for nearly 53% of Brazil’s 158 million eligible voters, according to the country’s electoral court.

“Men need to learn from childhood that they are no better than women. We need to be equal,” said Lula, as first lady Rosângela da Silva stood by his side and nodded. She was one of the event’s main speakers in Sao Bernardo do Campo, where Lula lived a large part of his life.

Lula said he will launch his platform within 10 days, with more details to come about his policies to benefit women, including education initiatives and policies to prevent and punish violence against women.

Bolsonaro, with his mother and wife by his side, told supporters he would work to fight violence against women.

Bolsonaro seeks to distinguish himself from his father

In his speech Bolsonaro vowed to fight crime and to remove what he described as left-wing “ideology” from Brazilian schools. Every student “has the right to dream of being Elon Musk someday,” he said.

Before his appearance on Copacabana beach, Bolsonaro, 45, said during a live broadcast that he has received 1,800 death threats, without offering evidence. The lawmaker noted that he was wearing a bulletproof vest.

His father was attacked by a man with a knife as he campaigned for the presidency in 2018, suffering internal bleeding and intestinal injuries.

Jair Bolsonaro chose his son to stand against Lula as the Liberal Party’s candidate. The younger Bolsonaro’s campaign has faced headwinds since its start, with moderate political parties keeping their distance.

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