Irish Examiner view: Weaponising tragedy for malign aims 

The recent incident in Donaghmede may be misrepresented by some in order to suit a malign agenda

A vehicle from the Garda Technical Bureau at the scene of the serious incident in Donaghmede, which cost one young man his life. Picture: Bairbre Holmes/PA

The details of events this week in Donaghmede in Dublin are still emerging, but there is no disputing the central facts.

A 17-year-old male died after an altercation in an apartment complex, Grattan Wood, in this part of north Dublin. The apartment in question serves as an emergency residential home for separated children seeking international protection. Another male teenager and a woman were taken to a Dublin hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.