Two teenage brothers charged in connection with an alleged violent assault that left a seventeen-year-old boy in hospital with serious head injuries have been remanded in custody.
The operators of the national facility for the detention of children remanded or sentenced by the courts at Oberstown in Co Dublin is to spend up to €500,000 on a new public relations (PR) contract.
The court heard the 17-year-old defendant drove the wrong way on a motorway at speeds in excess of 170 kph forcing several other motorists to take evasive action