Searches yield no trace of missing woman

NO trace has been found of 78-year-old Maura Reynolds, missing from a Bray, Co Wicklow nursing home for a full week now.

Intensive searches have taken place involving garda, civil defence and coast guard personnel around the town and Bray Head as well as the nearby sea.

Ms Reynolds, who suffers from Alzheimer’s and severe dementia, has cancer of the spine and is unable to walk long distances.