A teenager has appeared at Galway District Court charged with stabbing a Defence Forces chaplain.
The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was charged with stabbing Fr Paul F Murphy at Renmore Barracks on Thursday.
Fr Murphy (52) was attacked shortly before 11pm and later taken to University Hospital Galway. He is recovering from the multiple stab wounds after undergoing surgery.
The teenage boy was brought before a sitting of the Children’s Court in Galway on Saturday where he was charged with assault causing harm.
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He was refused bail and remanded in custody at Oberstown Children Detention Campus next Tuesday.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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