Case No. 2536Unspecified (incident on public transport) · Co. Dublin · 17 Jan 2025
Male youth to be charged over incident on Dublin Bus service
A male youth was arrested in connection with an incident on a Dublin Bus service on 17 January 2025 and is due to appear before Dublin Children's Court on 11 March 2025 to be charged.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged17 Jan
- In court17 Jan
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatAn incident occurred on a Dublin Bus service on 17 January 2025 (garda.ie)
- whatThe boy is a 17-year-old heroin addict (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe mother is fully supportive of the secure care placement (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy was taking three bags of heroin a day (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy will no longer be subject to the Child Care Act after his 18th birthday (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe State has beds for 26 children in secure accommodation but only 15 are available due to staffing issues (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy was not placed in secure care until April 2024 due to a shortage of beds (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy went through managed withdrawal in secure care (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy returned to abusing drugs upon his release from secure care (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe boy was prioritised over other young people awaiting a secure bed because of the severity of his addiction (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe boy had been sleeping in a single tent in a disused building with his mother and his teenage girlfriend (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe boy was taken into secure care on Thursday of the week before 17 January 2025 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested a male youth in connection with the investigation (garda.ie)
- courtThe youth is due to appear before Dublin Children's Court (Court no. 55) on 11 March 2025 to be charged (garda.ie)
- courtJudge John Campbell of the Dublin District Court is handling the case (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe boy was the subject of a special care order from the High Court in February 2024 (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe boy was the subject of a second High Court order in October 2024 (irishtimes.com)
- courtCounsel Donal Ó Muircheartaigh is acting for the boy's court-appointed guardian ad litem Joanna Seery (irishtimes.com)
- courtSolicitors Seona Ní Mhurchú for the mother and Anne Leahy for Tusla addressed the court (irishtimes.com)
- otherVideo of the incident on board the Dublin Bus service is circulating (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Jan2025Mother of teenage heroin addict ‘fully supportive’ of him being taken into care, court hears
Court update on the secure care placement of a 17-year-old heroin addict, including the mother's support, details of his drug use and living conditions, the national shortage of secure beds (15 of 26 available), and the urgency of the case before his 18th birthday.
victim, 17, malevictim, female - 17 Jan2025Court Appearance - Video circulating of incident on board Dublin Bus Service - 17th January 2025
Garda press release announcing the court appearance of a male youth to be charged over an incident on a Dublin Bus service; video of the incident is circulating.
suspect, male