Funeral for abandoned baby put on hold

FUNERAL arrangements for the abandoned baby found dead in north County Dublin have been put on hold while further attempts are made to locate his mother.

Gardaí are viewing video footage from security cameras attached to business premises at the Newtown Industrial Estate in Coolock where the baby boy was left in waste, later removed for dumping near Swords.

They also have hours of tapes showing the comings and goings of people around the area recorded by cameras erected by Dublin City Council as an anti-crime measure in the nearby housing estates of Darndale and adjacent areas.