15/05/2015

Gardai To Issue Fresh Appeal For Mother Of Baby Maria

Gardai are expected to issue a fresh appeal for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned at the side of a road in Rathcoole on the outskirts of Dublin.

Child and family agency, Tusla, has been unable to find out where the baby was born despite checking with several hospitals.

The baby girl, who has been named Maria, was discovered by a couple at around 3.30pm on Friday 8 May.

The infant is being treated at Coombe Hospital and is in good health.

(CD/JP)

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