A youth accused of the murder of teenager David Byrne, who died following a stabbing in Dublin last month, was remanded in custody today for a further four weeks.

A 17-year-old youth appeared in court last night charged with the murder of David Byrne in Dublin last month.

A 17-YEAR-OLD was last night due to appear before the Criminal Court of Justice in Dublin to face charges in relation to the death of David Byrne in Inchicore on March 19.

Gardaí in Dublin have now launched a murder investigation into the death of a 19-year-old man.