Teenager in critical condition after being stabbed in Dublin

Incident occurred on Brookdale Avenue in Swords on Thursday evening

The scene was being preserved on Thursday night for technical examination. Photograph: Alan Betson
The scene was being preserved on Thursday night for technical examination. Photograph: Alan Betson

A male teenager is in a critical condition after being stabbed in north county Dublin.

The incident occurred on Brookdale Avenue, Swords at approximately 7pm.

A youth, aged in his late teens, has been taken to Beaumont Hospital and his condition is described as critical.

The scene was being preserved on Thursday night for technical examination.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times