A teenager had to be dragged kicking and screaming by gardaí from a Dublin court after he was found guilty of his 51st crime.

A 14-year-old boy, who is in care, is at the centre of a legal dilemma over his future welfare and accommodation, the Dublin Children’s Court heard yesterday.

A 15-year-old boy, who was described earlier this week as a “one man crime-wave”, has received an eight-month sentence.

A 14-year-old boy was today convicted of taking part in three burglaries within the space of an hour, less than two months after he was put into a juvenile detention centre.