Youth in Dublin court on murder charge

A 17-year-old boy has appeared before Dublin District Court charged with the murder of a man in Dublin earlier this year.

A 17-year-old boy has appeared before Dublin District Court charged with the murder of a man in Dublin earlier this year.

The teenager who can’t be named for legal reasons was arrested this morning and remanded in custody for a week.

David Rooney, Durrow Road, Crumlin, Dublin, was set upon by a group on Clonmacnoise Road, Crumlin, on the evening of Wednesday July 2nd and died 10 days later, on July 12th.

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