An arsonist who assaulted three prison officers with a kettle after he was reprimanded is to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 17-year-old boy arrested in connection with the killing of an English man last September was today brought before the Dublin Children’s Court and charged with murder.

A 16-year-old boy appeared in court today charged with the manslaughter of an English man whose body was found in the west of Dublin at the weekend.