Daniel McMahon
Gardai are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Daniel McMahon, 40, who was last seen at his home in Ardee, Co Louth on Monday last.
Daniel, who wears glasses, is 6’2″ and has a shaven head and brown eyes.
When last seen, he was wearing a wine-coloured top, blue jeans and navy New Balance trainers.
I met the family today and their plight is heartbreaking. They are very grateful for any help we might offer. @totallydublin @darraghdoyle @LovinDublin @broadsheet_ie @Colmogorman @AodhanORiordain @Rubberbandits @ireland @frances_black @SenLynnRuane @aliceeire @roisiningle
— Ruairí McKiernan (@ruairimckiernan) March 20, 2019
The sister of Icelander Jón Jonnson, who has been missing since attending a poker tournament in Dublin last month, makes a renewed appeal for information about his whereabouts.
Anyone who has seen Jón or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 01 6664400 or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111.
Previously: Search For Jón
‘sup?
Paul writes:
“Our cat Ferret has been missing from the Donore Avenue area in Dublin 8 since last night. We just moved to the area and we’re worried he’s after getting lost. If anyone has found/seen him I would be so grateful if you could get in contact.”
Anyone?
UPDATE:
Ferret has arrived home safe and sound.
Thank you, all.
Yesterday.
Family and friends of missing Icelandic man Jón Throstur Jonsson join volunteers in a search party across Dublin yesterday
Jon has been missing since 11am on february 9. The 41-year-old was last seen in Whitehall and is described as being 6 foot tall, of medium build, with short brown hair. When last seen he was wearing a black padded jacket.
Anyone who has seen Jón or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 01 6664400 or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111.
Friday: Finding Jón
Yesterday.
Daniel (above left) and David Wium, from Iceland, hold a poster of their brother Jón Throstur Jonsson who was last seen in Whitehall, Dublin at approximately 11am on February 9.
Jón, age 41, is described as being 6 foot tall, of medium build, with short brown hair. When last seen he was wearing a black padded jacket. Reports suggest he was carrying a large amount of cash for a poker tournament in Dublin.
If you would like to volunteer to help Jon’s family search over the weekend or help copy and hand out flyers, please contact findjonindublin@gmail.com or 0894431263.
Anyone who has seen Jon or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 01 6664400.
Anyone?
Update:
Sita O’Driscoll writes:
Robert’s description published in news articles is incorrect and I have been informed it will soon be updated by the Garda Press Office.The Correct description: 6 ft Height Broad built Green eyes with brown speckles Short dark hair When left home was wearing: 1) green jacket 2) maroon long sleeved t-shirt 3) lightly rolled up jeans and 4) dark shoes of soft material. Thank you.
More as we get it.
Chester House in Dublin 7 was the location of an unregistered hostel for 27 separated teenage girls seeking asylum in 2009 and where the Children’s Ombudsman found the only staff present at night were two security staff
Between 2010 and 2017, 28 “unaccompanied minors” or “separated children” went missing from State care.
These are people under the age of 18 who arrive in Ireland seeking asylum without being accompanied by a parent or a guardian.
According to Tusla, four separated children went missing in 2010; six in 2011; two in 2012; two in 2013; one in 2014; five in 2015; five in 2016; and three in 2017.
Separated children don’t reside in the Direct Provision system, where other asylum seeking adults and families reside.
Instead, since 2010, separated children have been mainly cared for in foster care settings.
This followed a decade of separated children largely residing in mainly unsupervised hostels – from which hundreds such children went missing.
For example, in June 2007, five Nigerian girls, the youngest of whom was aged 11, went missing from their accommodation in Ireland and there were fears at the time that they were being used in Ireland’s sex industry.
In a 2009 report by the then Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan, she found a stark difference between the unregistered (seven) and registered hostels (two) used by separated children in Dublin at that time.
She examined the unregistered hostels with addresses at Staircase Hostel and Brehon House, both in Dublin city centre and both of which accommodated 30 people; Sandford House, Dublin 6; Chester House, Dublin 7: Ashton House, Dublin 9; and Riversdale in Co Dublin.
The registered hostels she examined were Lansa House, Dublin 4 (which opened in 2008); and Belleview House, Dublin 24 – both of which accommodated six young people.
She found the registered hostels were run by care staff, while the unregistered hostels were run by managers who were not qualified care workers.
She found that, at night time in the unregistered hostels, the only staff present would have been security staff – while registered hostels would have had five qualified care staff at any one time during the day and two available at night time.
At the time of writing her report, Ms Logan also wrote about the “alarming” number of children who were disappearing from State care.
Anastasia Iancova, 17, was last seen when she left her home in Balgriffin, Dublin 13 on Thursday evening at 5pm.
She is described as being approximately 5′ 7″, of slim build, with long brown hair, brown eyes and a piercing in her lower lip.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Coolock garda station on 01-6664-200, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800-666-111 or any garda station.
Pic: An Garda Siochana
This afternoon.
An Garda Siochana has renewed its appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of William Bushner who is 89 and has been missing since January 4, 2018.
He was last seen in the Kilmore Quay area of Wexford.
He is described as approximately 5ft 10 in height, of medium build and short grey hair. It is unknown what he was wearing when last seen but he is known to drive a 141 WX-registered brown Nissan Qashqai.
Anyone with information is asked to contact gardai at Wexford on 053 9165200 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111
