The case of a 15-year-old boy, who is a sex abuse victim and believed to be linked to prostitution, has been adjourned pending efforts to place him into a therapeutic unit.

A teenage boy, who is believed to have been linked to prostitution, had an income of €300 a week, which is under garda investigation, a court heard yesterday.

A 15-year-old boy, who attacked a garda that had stopped him from visiting a prostitute, has been put into a detention centre for his own safety.

A 15-year-old drug dealer who carries a knife and associates with prostitutes has been taken off the streets for his own safety by a concerned judge.