(RTÉ) A 17-year-old boy who repeatedly stabbed an Army chaplain outside a barracks last year has been sentenced to ten years’ detention with the final two years suspended.
The boy had pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Fr Paul Murphy by stabbing him multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway on 15 August 2024.
The judge ordered that the boy be supervised for three years after his release and must undergo any programmes including a deradicalisation programme as directed by the Probation Service.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott issued a stark warning about the dangers to society of lightly or unregulated access to the internet for children and warned of potential “enormous societal consequences” if it is not addressed effectively.
