Sergeant Dwayne Conlon was awarded a Bronze Scott Medal for risking his life while apprehending a man who had entered the grounds of the Dáil, having armed himself with a sword and knives.

A youth caught “red-handed” armed with a sword in the front yard of Leinster House “had no particular target”, a court has heard.

A Dublin teenager allegedly caught red-handed with a sword in the front yard of Leinster House is to get bail.