The 17-year-old is facing charges of endangerment of life, using a stolen car, and 13 counts of dangerous driving

Speaking on Newstalk, local Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan said attacks like this will only stop when the government gets serious about gun crime.

The boy was taken to the Mater Hospital, while gardaí have preserved the scene and carried out a technical examination.

A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty in the Grand Canal in Co Kildare