A teenage boy has admitted murdering 20-year-old college student Cameron Blair in Co Cork earlier this year.
The 17-year-old youth, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court today.
He was charged with murdering Mr Blair on Bandon Road in Co Cork on January 16 last. Dressed in a grey shirt and black trousers, he stood and pleaded guilty to the offence.
Mr Blair was a native of Ballinascarthy in west Cork and a second-year chemical engineering student at Cork Institute of Technology. He died at Cork University Hospital after being stabbed in the neck while attending a student party at a house in Cork city.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott directed that the teenage boy continue to be detained at Oberstown Children Detention Centre until April 3, when a psychological assessment and probation report will be made available to the court.
Members of the youth's family were present in court for the brief hearing.
