RTÉ Courts Reporter
Two men accused of publishing photographs of two teenage boys convicted of murder have been granted leave by the High Court to challenge a decision by the District Court to have them tried in a higher court.
25-year-olds Kyle Rooney from Rathvale Park, Ayrfield, Dublin, and Jamie Shannon, Bremor, Castlegate, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, have taken a High Court action to challenge the District Court s refusal to try the case.
Both men are alleged to have published photographs on their Twitter accounts in June 2019 of the two boys convicted of the murder of a teenage girl.
The Children Act 2001 makes it an offence to publish the identity of children accused or convicted of a crime.