Appeal for farmers to search land and outhouses

As the search for missing Donal Greene enters into its sixth day, gardai are continuing their appeal to landowners along the Cavan-Leitrim border, asking them to check fields and outhouses for any trace of the 22-year-old Galway man.

A keen and determined sportsman who plays both GAA and basketball for his local clubs in Oranmore, Donal was last seen in the Derrycassion area in the early hours of Saturday morning last, February 28, at approximately 5am.

Described as six-foot-three in height, of slim build, Donal was last seen wearing a white shirt and black trousers.

Searches resumed at 8am this morning, with locals and members of several organisations from across the country joining in with the search effort.

Since the young man's disappearance, the Templeport Resource Centre has also been commandeered for the purposes of acting as a hub from which to coordinate the search effort.

Gardai, experienced trackers and local guides are leading volunteers across lands between the Derrycassion area and Aughnasheelin, Co Leitrim, where the young man's car had been parked outside a relatives house.

Previously the search effort had focused on a densely forested area near Ballymacgovern, and south-west towards the town of Ballinamore.

Meanwhile, divers from the Garda Sub Aqua Unit and other volunteer dive organisations continue to search nearby lakes and waterways.

Gardai are also appealing to local farmers to check outlying lands and outhouses for any trace of the missing man.

Donal's father Sean told The Anglo-Celt earlier this week that the Greene family will remain “eternally grateful” for support they have received in the search for their son thus far.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballyconnell Garda Station on 049 952 61 02, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line or any Garda Station.