A number of houses were evacuated in west Dublin overnight after a hoax bomb was found under a car in the Blanchardstown area.

Gardai in Dublin say a 13-year-old boy from Blanchardstown in Dublin who was missing since yesterday has turned up safe and well.

Gardai in Dublin are appealing for the assistance of the public to help trace the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy who is missing since last evening.