Boy, 17, pleads guilty to attempted murder of Defence Forces chaplain Fr Paul Murphy

Victim suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack while he sat in his car

A car wrapped in plastic at the scene at Renmore Barracks in Galway after army chaplain Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed on August 15, 2024.

A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Defence Forces chaplain Fr Paul Murphy, who suffered multiple stab wounds following an attack last year.

At a brief arraignment on Monday afternoon at the Central Criminal Court, the teenager replied guilty to the count of attempted murder at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, Renmore Barracks, Galway, on August 15, 2024. The defendant was 16 at the time of the attack and cannot be identified due to his age.