Teen who robbed phone as he 'was stuck in Cork and trying to get to Dublin' also stole bus

Earlier, the judge told the teenager to 'stay off the buses other than being a passenger'

The court heard the teen went on a drive for about 30 minutes before bringing the bus back. File picture: Denis Minihane

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 spared a custodial 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. A six-month probation bond was imposed.