Ireland Crime

Details of the Dublin Children's Court proceedings where Judge Shalom Binchy refused to sever the robbery charge and sent both youths on two charges each to the Central Criminal Court, along with prosecution evidence including CCTV, witness accounts, forensic phone examination, and postmortem findings.

Reports that two teenagers have been sent forward for trial. The article gives no incident date, names, ages or nationalities for the accused.

Reports that the 17-year-old's assault causing harm charge was withdrawn and replaced with murder, that the 16-year-old also faces a murder charge, that the DPP directed trial in the Central Criminal Court, and that the case falls under the juvenile protocol with a 12-month time limit.

Reports that two teenage boys are to be tried for murder over the death of Alex Coughlan. The article gives the incident date as May 17 without a year, so incident_date is left empty.

Reports that the DPP has directed both teenagers to be tried for murder in the Central Criminal Court, upgrading from the original assault causing harm charge. Provides detailed account of the assault, the robbery of bank cards and a gold ring, and court proceedings at Dublin Children's Court.

Reports that the DPP has directed trial by indictment in the Central Criminal Court for both defendants on murder charges, upgrading the original assault causing harm charge for the 17-year-old. Details of the assault, the robbery of bank cards and a €300 gold ring, and CCTV/phone footage evidence are provided.

Reports the Dublin Children's Court hearing on Monday 17 August 2026, where the older boy's assault causing harm charge was superseded by murder, the DPP directed trial for both boys, and the robbery charge remains.

Reports the DPP directing trial in the Central Criminal Court and the upgrade of the second teenager's charge to murder. No existing case matched.

Postmortem findings of traumatic head and neck injuries, severe bruising, evidence of suffocation and choking presented at High Court bail hearing; footage from the 16-year-old's phone showed Coughlan on his knees begging for his life; the younger boy's bail application was refused by Justice Sean Gillane; a file is being prepared for the DPP for a more serious charge.

Reports a court hearing at which a post-mortem finding of traumatic head and neck injuries was presented. The article names no accused or charge in the text provided.

Adds the post-mortem result and cause of death (traumatic head injuries), the charges (serious harm under s.4 Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act and robbery), the ages of the two accused, the Cloverhill bail refusal, and the DPP file being prepared on a more serious charge.

Second remand hearing at Dublin Children's Court; judge issued anonymity warning regarding social media identification of the two juvenile defendants; DPP directions on substantive charge still pending; both boys remanded to 24 June.

Reports a vigil of around 500 people, the charges against two 16-year-olds (assault causing serious harm and robbery), court evidence that one boy assaulted Mr Coughlan while the other filmed it, bail refused, and property and CCTV evidence.

Adds details on funeral arrangements, confirmation that two teenage boys were charged and remanded in custody, organ donation, tributes from family and Bupa colleagues, and a GoFundMe page that raised nearly €21,000 from 480 donors.

Gardaí issued a statement asking the public not to share footage on social media; two teenage boys were charged and appeared before the courts; a crowdfunding page for the family received over €20,000; Coughlan's organs were donated.

Adds that Alex Coughlan's organs were donated, the family launched a GoFundMe (nearly €15,000 from 270 donors), and two teenage boys were arrested, charged in relation to the assault and robbery, and remanded in custody to appear in court the following week.

Garda press update confirming two male juvenile teens have been charged and appeared before the courts; appeal for witnesses on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm on 17 May; request for public not to share video footage on social media or messaging apps.

Details of the bail hearing at Dublin District Court, including Sgt Emma Ryan's evidence about the unprovoked attack, the robbery items (gold ring, wallet with bank cards), the filming of the assault, the search of one boy's home on 19 May, and Judge Treasa Kelly remanding both boys in custody with legal aid granted.

Reports that the man died of his injuries in hospital, that the two boys were charged with assault causing serious harm and robbery, and that they were refused bail and remanded to the Children's Court.

The victim has died in hospital; the two juvenile suspects have been charged and are due to appear before Dublin District Court at 4:30pm on 20 May 2026. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm on 17 May.

Confirms arrest of two male juveniles in their mid-teens detained in a West Dublin Garda Station; Gardaí appealing for a female passenger of a silver Suzuki parked in Connolly Hospital grounds and anyone on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm.

Reports that two mid-teen boys were arrested and held at a west Dublin garda station, that the man remains critical in Connolly Hospital, and that gardaí want to speak to a woman passenger in a silver Suzuki parked at Connolly Hospital and anyone who travelled on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm on Sunday.

Reports the arrest of two teenage males in their mid-teens, both detained under Section 4 at a West Dublin Garda Station, and Gardaí's renewed appeal for witnesses including a female passenger in a silver Suzuki parked in the grounds of Connolly Hospital between 4pm and 5pm.

Identifies the two suspects as boys in their mid-teens arrested on Tuesday 19 May 2026 and detained under Section 4; adds that the victim is believed to be from Castleknock, the precise time was about 4.30pm, and Gardaí are specifically appealing to a woman in a silver Suzuki parked in the grounds of Connolly Hospital.

Adds that two boys in their mid-teens were arrested and held at a west Dublin garda station, that the man in his 30s is in critical condition at Connolly Hospital, and that gardaí are appealing for witnesses who were on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm.

Confirms the arrest of two male juveniles in their mid-teens, states the victim remains in critical condition at Connolly Hospital, and details a Gardaí appeal for witnesses on Mill Lane between 4pm and 5pm, particularly a female passenger in a silver Suzuki parked at Connolly Hospital.

Initial Garda witness appeal issued on the day of the incident, before any arrests were made.

Reports the death of Alex Coughlan, the arrest and charging of two boys in their mid-teens, their court appearance, a fundraiser, and a garda appeal for witnesses and for people not to share video footage.

Reports a vigil for Alex Coughlan, who died after an assault in Blanchardstown. Two boys in their mid-teens have been arrested, charged and appeared in court. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and asking people not to share video of the incident.

Reports the funeral of Alex Coughlan, who died on 20 May after the assault, and that two boys in their mid-teens have been charged and appeared in court.