A Dublin teenager has avoided a custodial sentence for taking part in an aggravated house burglary where a group of men went in search of a youth they mistakenly believed to be a flasher.

A 16-year-old schoolgirl, who took part in an unprovoked gang attack on a 14-year-old girl, has escaped a custodial sentence after paying €200 in compensation and writing a letter of apology.

A 15-year-old boy accused of attempting to run over two gardaí with a car was further remanded in custody today by Judge John Coughlan at the Dublin Children's Court.

A 15-year-old boy was served with a book of evidence today and sent forward for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing a loaded semi-automatic hand gun and nearly €2,000 worth of cocaine and heroin.

A 17-year-old schoolboy was served with a book of evidence today and sent forward for trial in connection with a €34,000 cocaine and heroin seizure in Dublin last May.