'Mother has nothing to fear'

GARDAÍ looking for the mother of a newborn baby found dead on a beach on Sunday told her: "You have nothing to fear."

Concerned officers said all they wanted was for her to come forward and avail of any medical or psychological help she might need.

The body of the full-term baby girl was found abandoned in a holdall bag near Sandymount beach, near Ringsend, Dublin, on Sunday night.