Missing child 'located safe and well'

Michael O’Connell from Mullingar, Co Westmeath was reported missing to Gardaí in Mullingar on Friday, June 3, 2022.

A young child believed missing and in the company of adult relatives and to be in Northern Ireland or the Border Region has been located safe and well.

“An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance with this matter. No further media action is required,” said the force in a statement issues this lunchtime.

Michael O’Connell from Mullingar, Co Westmeath was reported missing to Gardaí in Mullingar on Friday, June 3, 2022.

They subsequently launched a public appeal for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of the six-year-old.

An Garda Síochána said they were concerned for they boy's “welfare” and were “anxious” to trace his whereabouts.