Boy (16) found in truck that had come from France

Teenager was found in a trailer when it stopped at Croke Park on Tuesday

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a teenaged boy in a lorry that came to Ireland from France.

Aine McMahon

Tue May 8 2018 - 23:12

The discovery in Dublin of a teenage boy who apparently stowed away on a lorry that had journeyed from France is being investigated by gardaí.

The sixteen-year-old boy was found in a trailer when it stopped at Croke Park on Tuesday.

Gardaí said the truck had come from Calais in France via the UK.

The boy has been taken into care with the child and family agency TUSLA.