Gardaí have begun an investigation into the death of Dublin man last Sunday.
Mr David Herbert (18) of Dunard in Cabra, died in the Mater Hospital on Sunday evening. He was admitted earlier in the day. Preliminary results of a post mortem found he died of head injuries.
An incident room has been set up at Mountjoy Garda Station and gardai are working with colleagues in the Louth/Meath division as part of the inquiry relates to activities of a stolen car in Kells on the night of Saturday/Sunday last, a Garda spokesman told ireland.com.
The inquiry also relates to an incident at a Garda checkpoint in the Kells area, the spokesman said.