Youth (17) absconds from Tallaght courthouse

Gardaí are searching for a teenager after he absconded from Tallaght Courthouse this afternoon.

Gardaí are searching for a teenager after he absconded from Tallaght Courthouse this afternoon.

The 17-year-old was being brought from the court to the cells when he fled. He had been appearing in court on a number of charges relating to car theft.

He was pursued by several gardaí and prison officers, but made his escape in a car which had apparently been waiting outside the courthouse.

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