Teenager charged with car stealing car and dangerous driving

A 16 year-old boy charged with the authorised taking of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving earlier this month, was granted bail subject to strict conditions.

The teenager appeared in custody before Judge Eirinn McKiernan on Thursday at Trim District Court.

He is charged with the offences on 5th November last, when he is alleged to have taken the car in Dublin.

He told Judge McKiernan he had never been in Oberstown before. She underlined how serious the offences were and what could possibly happen to him.

She asked told that the boy did his Junior Certificate and was doing very well but was mixing with the “wrong people.”

The Judge put the case back to later to ascertain how the defendant would be monitored in regard to conditions she intended to impose, and upon receiving that information fixed bail.

She made it subject to the teenager observing a night curfew having been told that the alleged offending took place at night time.

She imposed a curfew on the boy from 8.30 to 7am in the morning. Among the other conditions she imposed on him was that he attend school daily and gym every evening. Also that he remain alcohol and intoxicant free.

She warned him if he was found with cannabis he’d be back in to court. “That’s it. Game over.”

She also ordered he stay out of a specified part of Dublin, and have no contact with a specified handful of individuals.

She remanded him for four weeks for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the sitting on 9th December. She gave liberty to the state to bring the case back immediately if he did not comply with any of the bail conditions.