Navan- disgusting homophobic attack on schoolboy

You have no idea that teeth don't grow back? 😕

Do you really need a dentist to tell you several broken teeth is not a minor issue that can be nursed back into your mouth?

Maybe I have missed something in my old age but when has it got so violent. Yes Kids/teenagers have fights been a fair few of them myself when I was younger but never anything like this. I never remember lads kicking other lads in the heads, yeah they threw digs and punches but that was it, but now it seems they are dancing on fellas heads, do these people not think that they could kill someone?

The kicking in the head is more recent thing that's crept into society,it's not about giving someone a slap it's about knocking them out and doing maximum damage if not with your fists then your feet ,

We've become less caring as a society too and in most cases a cowardly society rather than stepping in and trying to stop something like this happening we put our heads down and keep walking for fear of getting jumped on too,

I've kid's and I've done my fair share of fighting over the years, but I put my safety over another due to the fact I know this generation has no issues with 3,4,5 teenagers dancing on someone's skull before walking away laughing, while you become a statistic and who raises and your kids.

Gas thing twitter and violent video games was getting the blame this morning,no discussion about how to actually stop these mindless attacks

When posting here some people manage to say more about themselves than anyone else.

What are you on about?

This wasn't a few digs ffs. It was a violent assault.

That's even creepier, You gonna steal their washing or something?

"Further - where did I mention 'beating up' any "kids" or even 'beating up' these lowlife?"

And in the line above that we find: "Most of us have the physical tools one would need to exact severe retribution for an attack like this on a lone child."

A lot of anger there, directed at children.

Actually, not really, it's not my child nor do I know them, so no, I've no particular anger against them or any other "child"

I do think that they are scum though.

However if it was my child, - yes, anger wouldn't even cover it.

They cease to be children in my opinion when they are kicking some lads head like that or sucker punching him in gangs.

Yes I know the law wouldn't see it that way, hence my comment that one who did take direct action against them would likely be jailed.

All clear now?

Absolute scum of the Earth. The only thing worse than bullies are racist bullies.

I'd much prefer innocent refugees fleeing from war-zones in Syria, Yemen, Iraq & Ukraine living in Ireland rather than these fascist pieces of sh!t.

Those scum thugs parents if any decency should march them to the local Garda station

I don't think you can compare this with the tragic case of Brian Murphy which was a savage attack at 3 o'clock in the morning after a nightclub, doesn't make his death any less tragic. But drink fuelled violence is certainly not new or surprising.

The victim in this is 14, it happened at 2.30pm in a residential green on a Monday and according to his family he was attacked because he was different.

I saw the video too and it was every bit as shocking as others are reporting.

I'm also Pro protecting the identity of the victim, but... removing the video also protects the perpetrators of this cowardly act, unfortunately.

If someone told me on Monday that a gang of teenagers gave a lad a few tumps, I probably would have thought little of it to be honest. The video, however, brings home the aggressive and savage nature of the premeditated attack.

It makes me think that in a strange way, we need these visuals to really appreciate the horror that occurred in Navan.