Two teenage boys have been arrested after Gardaí pursued a stolen car on the M50 and in Whitehall, Finglas and Ballymun in Dublin.

One of the boys has been charged to appear before a court.

Gardaí began their investigation when a car was stolen from the Coolock area in the early hours of Wednesday.

Yesterday evening, shortly before 8pm, Gardaí say a related “managed containment operation” was launched.

They say a number of dangerous driving incidents were observed during this operation, including the suspect car being driven in the wrong direction on the road.

The suspect car was also driven at a Garda vehicle, ramming it at a junction of the M1.

Traffic Gardaí brought the car to a controlled stop and no injuries have been reported.

Two boys in their late teens were arrested at the scene, one has since been charged to appear before a court.

The other boy has been released pending a file to the youth diversion programme.