Two men in pretrial detention for attempted murder of a 17-year-old in Dublin

Two men have been placed in pretrial detention on charges of attempted murder of a teenager who was seriously injured in a firearm attack in Dublin.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, was treated at St James Hospital after a shooting on Eugene Street in the southern city center on February 24.

Four men in their 20s and a minor were arrested Wednesday morning and detained at various Garda stations in Dublin.

Stephen Mulvey, 29, and Jamie Berry, 25, both of Leo Fitzgerald House in Dublin 2, were charged Thursday night with attempted murder of the boy.

The couple were detained overnight at Kevin Street Garda station pending their appearance before Judge Bernadette Owens in Dublin District Court today.

Mulvey, who was wearing a green and black tracksuit “did not respond to the accusation after the warning,” Garda Detective Mark Dennehy told the court.

Berry, dressed in a black tracksuit and gray hooded tracksuit, also did not “respond” to the charge, Garda Detective Richard Pender said.

Both men sat silently in the dock for their cases, which were dealt with separately.

The district court cannot grant bail in an attempted murder case and an application should be made in Superior Court.

Defense attorney Niall O’Connor said there was consent for his clients to be detained for a week. However, he added, “there will be a bail request in due course.

Legal assistance was granted after the court heard that they were unemployed and medical attention was directed to Mr. Berry at the request of his attorney.

Gardai informed the court that the injured party was a minor and Judge Owens said there were restrictions on the reports regarding the release of the child’s identity.

He pointed out from Gardai that there was no connection between the injured party and the defendants and said there was no prohibition on the two defendants being identified.

Detective Garda Pender told the court that there was no family relationship between them and that they did not live in the same area.

Judge Owens ordered them into pretrial detention to appear in Cloverhill District Court via the video link next Friday morning.

Evidence books must be completed by the Director of the Public Ministry before they can be sent to the Central Criminal Court for trial.

Article 252 (1) of the Children’s Act 2001 states: “In relation to any proceeding for a crime against a child or when a child is a witness in such proceeding, no report revealing the name, address or school of the child or includes any data that could lead to their identification.

“No photograph that purports to be or includes a photograph of the child or that may lead to its identification” will be published or included in a broadcast, it also states.

The other three people detained during the investigation were released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of the Public Ministry.