School warns parents as incidents raise fears of abduction

PARENTS in north Dublin were yesterday warned to be on their guard as gardaí investigated suspicious approaches to schoolgirls by a foreign national.

After garda confirmed the man has been offering children lifts in his car, school principal at St Patrick’s Senior School, Michelle Keane sent a letter to parents warning them to advise their children appropriately.

“On Wednesday morning, I got a phone call from a concerned parent who informed me that other parents in the area were very concerned about the consequences of an event that had happened at the weekend,” Ms Keane said.