A Dublin teenager was today remanded in custody after a court was told he threatened to have his mother and Gardaí shot.

A 15-year-old boy, who was part of a violent gang that attacked gardaí with kicks, bites, punches, stones and bottles and hit a female garda on the stomach with a brick, has decided he wants to be detained for two years.

Two 15-year-old boys that were part of a gang that attacked gardaí with stones and bottles and hit a female Garda on the stomach with a brick, were back on the streets within two hours of receiving two-year sentences.

Two 15-year-old boys, who were part of a violent gang that attacked gardaí with stones and bottles and hit a female Garda on the stomach with a brick, have been detained for two years by Judge Bryan Smyth at the Dublin Children’s Court today.

Three 15-year-old boys, who were part of a gang that attacked gardaí with kicks, bites, punches, stones and bottles and hit a female garda in the stomach with a brick, have been remanded in custody to await sentence.

Gardaí were tonight still hunting for a convicted armed robber who has been on the run from prison for over four days.

A SINGLE woman in her 30s suspected of making calls that sparked the three-day search for a non-existent newborn baby was arrested in Mullingar last night.