Youth appears in court over car hijacking

A youth appeared before Dublin District Court yesterday charged in connection with a car hijacking on St Patrick's Day.

A youth appeared before Dublin District Court yesterday charged in connection with a car hijacking on St Patrick's Day.

The youth was arrested following a series of incidents on Friday. Gardai arrested him in a stolen car but the youth tried to flee and attempted to hijack another vehicle.

He was remanded in custody.

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