Minor given the chance to return to education in County Limerick court
The young teen was involved in a burglary last year
A COUNTY Limerick juvenile, who was involved in a burglary in 2023, has been told by the court to re-engage with education and training opportunities.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, was involved in a house burglary, which resulted in a broken window causing €1,000 worth of damage on October 6, 2023.
Solicitor for the minor, Michael O’Donnell, told the court a comprehensive probation report had been handed in for his client and that he accepts that a window was broken, but it’s unclear whether or not he was a party to that or not.
“He accepts he was in the property and he should not have been - he was trespassing,” Mr O’Donnell told Newcastle West District Court.
He added that his client accepts that he was in the house “without consent” but added that he asserts there was no one in the house at the time.
Mr O’Donnell said that there has so far been a lack of engagement with education and training, as well as a “lack of structure and routine.”
Probation and welfare services have agreed to engage with the teenager, on the condition that he engages with training or embarks on any that is offered.
The court heard that the boy has been, along with his family, engaging with a homeless action group and that they have effectively been “moved from A to B to C”, Mr O’Donnell said.
Judge Carol Ann Coolican said it’s “in his interest to engage with the Probation Services and re-engage with education and training.”
The judge acknowledged the comprehensive probation report and adjourned the case to July 23, remanding the minor on bail.