Teen guilty of vandalism to vans which affected 1,000 vulnerable and elderly in Covid crisis

The boy, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded on continuing bail to appear again at the Dublin Children’s Court in December for sentencing.

A teenager has pleaded guilty to vandalising supermarket vans needed to deliver essential goods to about 1,000 vulnerable and elderly people in the Covid-19 crisis.

Photos of the damage were posted on social media by TD Josepha Madigan in March.