Youth took stolen bus on 30-minute spin before handing himself in

Judge tells accused: 'Stay off the buses other than being a passenger'

The teenager pleaded guilty to stealing the bus.

A youth who stole a double-decker bus in Dublin and took it for a 30-minute drive before handing himself over to gardaí has been remanded on bail pending sentence.

Dublin Children’s Court heard the 17-year-old boy was missing from a care unit when he stole the bus from outside the Go Ahead Ireland premises in Ballymount on a date in August last year.