Gardai launch urgent hunt for missing teenage girl, 16, who disappeared from Galway home eleven days ago
GARDAI are urgently searching for a 16-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in Co Galway eleven days ago.
It is believed that Sennora Ward, who lives in Tuam, may have travelled Oranmore, Co. Galway.
In a desperate appeal for information today, cops urged anyone who may have information on her whereabouts to come forward.
The teenager is described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a slim build. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
When last seen, Sennora was wearing a beige jumper, blue jeans and white runners.
She was also carrying a small white clutch bag.
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Cops have not confirmed what time Sennora was last seen when she went missing on February 10th.
In a statement today, a Gardai issued an appeal to the public.
A Garda spokeswoman said: "Anyone with information regarding Sennora’s whereabouts is asked to contact Tuam Garda Station at 093 70840, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station."
Separately, a hunt for a missing man is continuing as it emerged his elderly mother goes to bed each night asking "Where are you?"
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Today marks the six-month point since John Keaveney, 43 and from Dublin, went missing while on holiday in East Cork.
John was last seen on Monday, August 21 around Pairc Ui Chaoimh at around 1.40am to 1.45am.
Last month, his family said they had a possible sighting of John in and around Cork Airport at around 3.45am to 4am.
Today PJ Coogan on The Opinion Line on Cork's 96FM spoke to Philip Johnston from Mallow Search & Rescue about the case, which he said is one of the longest-running searches in their 40-year history.
He said: "Six months gone by and we have absolutely no idea where John is.
"Over the time we would have used the resources of Mallow Search & Rescue, using the side-scan sonar, we've done river searches, we've done searches along the shoreline down as far as Cobh.
"We've used one of our new bits of kit which is an ROV - remotely operated vehicle - as recently as last Thursday and last Saturday on the river.
"We're not giving up hope, clearly we're not giving up hope, but it is just absolutely baffling."
Mr Johnston said that search crews had found nothing at all despite having years and years of experience to draw upon.
He is calling on anyone who may have seen John Keaveney, who was wearing a hospital wristband when he was spotted earlier in the day, down Centre Park Road in Ballintemple or down at the marina, or "even further afield".
He added: "Anything, any little point that somebody could say, 'well I didn't report it because I didn't think it was important at the time', report it, because we're not going to give up, you know.
"It could be (the key)."