Girl (16) spared custodial sentence over €226,000 arson at Dublin children’s home
Teen ‘did not care if any harm came to the staff who worked in the care home’, court told
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Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute
Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case
Youth accused of possessing child sexual abuse material set for trial
Detectives discovered large volume of unique videos and images, many of which were ‘self-generated’ or screen recordings
Judge warns park violence ‘all too common’ as teen admits ‘disgraceful’ robbery
Teenage victim required six weeks of treatment and had his jaw wired following October 2024 incident
Teenage boy sent for trial over alleged rape of unwell girl at house party
Judge says schoolboy (16) should be tried in the Central Criminal Court
Teenager drove on wrong side of N7 dual carriageway and hit over 200km/h, court hears
Boy (17) avoids custodial sentence after leading gardaí on very dangerous Dublin-to-Laois traffic pursuit
Juvenile brandished Skorpion machine gun during burglary, Children’s Court told
Solicitor says boy’s earliest memories were of gardaí ‘kicking in doors with search warrants’
Gardaí investigating documentation of youth accused of killing Ukrainian teenager
Accused (17) charged with murdering 17-year-old Vadym Davydenko makes third court appearance
Boy (17) charged with murder of Ukrainian teen remanded in custody
Accused arrived at Children’s Court amid heightened security, surrounded by five gardaí in protective gear
Teen accused of petrol bomb attack on Dublin home which caused death of pet husky
The 15-year-old is charged with arson of the uninsured house on Landen Road, Ballyfermot, which ‘went up in flames’ in May
Teeanger accused of carrying out knife attack that left injured party requiring 80 stitches
Court shown CCTV evidence of alleged attack by 16-year-old in broad daylight in a west Clare town on June 13th
Teenager born in prison spared custodial sentence for theft
Youth (18) who spent his life in care was ‘failed by State’, says judge
Sensory room for children with autism destroyed a week before unveiling, court hears
Garda said River Valley Community Centre in Swords, Dublin was `trashed’
Teens accused of ‘savagely’ beating man (60s) in south Dublin burglary freed due to lack of detention spaces
Two 17-year-olds face charges in connection with armed robbery at house in Shankill last week
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Dublin teen associated with feuding organised crime group caught digging up sawn-off shotgun, court told
Teenager also faced a charge for taking part in violent disorder at Browne’s steakhouse, where hitman Tristan Sherry (26) was killed after he fatally shot Jay Hennessy Sr (48) on Christmas Eve
Mother and children fled to refuge after ex-partner ‘arrived at home with meat cleaver’
In separate case, woman tells court it is a ‘hard thing’ to seek protection order against son, ‘who is also suffering’
Teenager charged over ‘unprovoked and extremely violent’ robbery in Temple Bar
Court told that youth attempted to use a bank card taken during incident in a shop but left when asked for PIN
Boy (14) charged over ramming of garda car in Ballyfermot to enter crime diversion scheme
Three co-defendants remain before courts over September 19th incident but are yet to indicate their pleas
How should Ireland treat children when it comes to criminal sentencing?
Ireland ‘would do well’ to look to New Zealand juvenile justice system with emphasis on rehabilitation, not detention, according to judge specialist in juvenile justice
15-year-old given six-month sentence for gutting house with stray firework
The teenager, who cannot be named, denied he aimed intentionally at the house in Dublin 7
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