Grandmother randomly stabbed in head in Dublin city centre while watching Christmas lights switch-on

A man has been remanded in custody pending sentence at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the attempted murder of a grandmother in Dublin city centre on November 16, 2023. The victim, originally from the north and recently returned to settle in Westport, County Mayo, was struck from behind with a seven-inch knife while walking with her husband near Chatham Row after watching the Christmas lights…