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This afternoon.

Donabate beach. Donabate, county Dublin.

Jade Connolly, daughter of Bernadette Connolly, makes an appeal to find her mother, who has been missing from the Swords area since Friday, January 7. In the last confirmed sighting of Bernadette, she was seen walking towards the entrance to Donabate Beach.

Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews

This afternoon.

Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow

Via WicklowNews:

A search is underway for a 19 year old man with Down syndrome missing in Newtownmountkennedy, he is wearing glasses and a navy jacket his name is Ross.

Ross got separated from his walking group this morning at 11.50 just by the small woods adjacent to Season Park .

If you have seen Ross or know where he might be please contact Newtownmountkennedy garda station at 01-281922 or Fiona at 086-0577882

Search underway in Newtown for missing young man WicklowNews)

Kathleen Lawlor

Kathleen Lawlor, aged 58, has been missing from her home in Bennekerry, Co Carlow since yesterday morning.

Darren Hasset, in Carlow Live, reports:

“Kathleen was last seen in Carlow Town centre at around 9.50am. She is approximately 5′ 1” in height, of slim build with grey hair which is shoulder length and has blue eyes.

“When last seen she was wearing a purple coat, dark trousers, black footwear and carrying a handbag. Gardaí and Kathleen’s family are concerned for her.”

Carlow Gardaí issue appeal for 58-year-old woman missing since Tuesday morning (Darren Hassett, Carlow Live)

Picture via Denise

On Crimecall.

Fergus McCormack writes:

Presenter Sharon Ni Bheolain meets the family of Gerry Taylor to hear about their on-going heartache at his disappearance almost six months ago and how they haven’t given up hope of finding him.

Gerry has not been seen since the 25th May this year. As part of the investigation into his disappearance,

Gardaí recovered CCTV from that day which shows Gerry walking from the Milltown Luas stop, along Dundrum Road and the Dundrum bypass. He is last picked up on camera passing Taylors Three Rock Hotel as he walks up Kellystown Road towards Ticknock in the Dublin mountains.

Crimecall on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

Stephen Kehoe

Gardaí in New Ross, Co Wexford, are trying to locate Stephen Kehoe, 31, who was last seen at Rock Lane, Newbawn, Co Wexford, on Saturday, October 5.

He is 6’1” in height, has a stocky build and black hair.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact New Ross Garda station on 051 426 030, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

Meanwhile, in east Cork…

The family of Frankie Devlin have appealed for the public’s help in tracing her whereabouts.

She was last seen on the night of Saturday, October 5, outside Garryvoe Hotel at around 10.45pm.

She is 5’8″, of slim build, and has blonde hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who has any information is asked to contact Midleton Garda Station on 021 462 1550 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Pic via Erin Stephanie Cronin

Gardaí seek help in separate missing persons cases in Cork and Wexford (The Irish Times)


Newstalk journalist Eoghan Murphy tweetz:

Tusla has been notified of 116 children being seriously injured in childcare services this year, along with five children going missing and two deaths – one in a childcare centre and one after being transferred to hospital. Breakdown of details [above], released under FoI.

Tusla records large rise in number of children seriously injured while in childcare services (Eoghan Murphy, Newstalk)

The Waterford News, December 24, 1947