Gardaí have appealed for the public’s help in tracing a woman and her one-week-old baby who have not been seen since two days after the child’s birth and who are believed to be with the woman’s boyfriend.

Five people have cause to be thankful for very special gifts this festive season after their lives were saved by a little girl born on Christmas Day.

AMONG the more unusual names Irish parents gave their children last year were Elvis, Kylie, Setanta, Shakira and Paris.