IT’S in the nature of the work I do that I get a lot of press releases, most of which are glanced at and binned.

Gardaí in Dublin and Galway are seeking help from the public in tracing two missing persons.

Gardaí are looking for help in tracing a 16-year-old youth who is missing from his home in Palmerstown, in Dublin.

Gardaí in Galway are looking for help in tracing a teenage boy, who has been missing from his home in Salthill since last Monday.