A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a young man following the hijacking of a taxi in the city.
Alex Doyle died after the stolen car he was a passenger in hit a pole on James Street on Sunday morning.
"Tell his Ma I'm sorry"were the words of Joseph Robinson of Forbes Lane, Dublin 8 after he was charged with causing the death of Mr. Doyle.
The 25 year old lost an arm and ultimately his life after the hijacked taxi he was a passenger in crashed near Mount Brown.
A short time beforehand, a taxi driver was allegedly assaulted and his cab taken from him after picking up a fare in the Rathfarnham area.
Doyle's arm was severed and he was thrown from the wreckage after it overtook a bus between Kilmainham and the city centre and lost control.
Gardai have objected to bail for Mr. Robinson and that objection is due to be heard shortly.
