The priest hugged his attacker in the courtroom after the sentence was handed down.

Fr Paul Murphy told the court earlier this month that he forgave his attacker, before hugging him.

An Irish army chaplain who was stabbed by a teenager has hugged the boy who pleaded guilty to his attempted murder in court

Mr Justice Paul McDermott heard on Friday that a psychologist at Oberstown Detention Centre has recommended that the defendant undergo an autism assessment

The boy is charged with the attempted murder of Fr Paul Murphy (52)

The Army chaplain was attacked on Thursday night at Renmore Barracks in Galway.

The 16-year-old boy cannot be named because he is a minor