09/01/2015

Missing Family Found 'Safe And Well'

A family who had been missing since Wednesday have been found safe and well it has been confirmed.

The family, who are originally from Co Longford but were living in the Ballymartin area of Co Down, were last spotted on Wednesday.

They had been named by police in the north of Ireland as John Kelly, Melissa Teague and their six children, aged from nine months to five years.

Following an appeal for information, officers added that the family had been located in the Republic and were safe and well.

No further details are available.

(JP/CD)

Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

16 February 2015
Family Rescued From Co Tipperary Mountain
A family missing in the Knockmealdown mountains, Co Tipperary, were found safe and well in the early hours of Sunday morning. The mother, father and three children had been walking on the mountain on Saturday when they became disoriented in failing light.
01 February 2016
New Grocery Goods Sector Regulations Signed Into Law
Regulations have been signed into law governing certain practices in the grocery goods sector, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, has announced.
21 February 2020
Three Men Arrested In Connection With Violent Incident In Galway In January 2019
Three men have been arrested in Longford this morning, Friday 21 February, in connection with a number of incidents that occurred outside Holy Family Church, in Mervue, Galway on the 13th January 2019.
05 June 2018
Man Killed And Two Teenagers Injured In Co Cork Collision
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information to a fatal road traffic collision in Co Cork. A man, aged in his late 30s, died and two teenagers were injured in a collision involving a van and a tractor on the R522 regional road at Ballincurrig, between Buttevant and Liscarroll in north Cork on Monday, 04 June.
07 April 2017
Govt Calls On People Suffering With Depression To Get Help
The Government is calling for anyone who is feeling down to reach out and get help. Minister of State for Mental Health, Helen McEntee, made the call on World Health Day today, 07 April.