Three youths arrested in connection to Howth Junction Dart station incident

Three youths have been arrested in connection to an incident of violent disorder at Howth Junction Dart station on April 1.

In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: “A search operation began this morning across North Dublin at five locations on foot of warrants issued pursuant to Section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997.

“During the course of the searches a number of items of clothing were seized, as well as pedal cycles and mobile phones.

“Three youths (two aged 16 years and one aged 13 years) were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder under the Public Order Act, 1994.

“All three are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Clontarf, Raheny and Coolock Garda stations.”

A video of the incident that circulated online showed a number of young people gathered on a platform at the Howth Junction Dart station.

During the video, many of the youths were seen attempting to intimidate people boarding the train before one of the teens pushed his bicycle in the direction of a girl.

She then stumbled and fell onto the tracks below.

The video they showed the youths leaving the scene without attempting to help the girl.