Investigation continues into abduction of child

GARDAÍ are continuing an investigation after a man dumped a young mother out of his car and abducted her 2-year-old daughter.

The incident led to a major search operation on the Cork/Limerick border, involving patrols from a number of districts.

The alarm was raised when gardaí in a patrol car were flagged down by the distressed mother near the Catholic Church in Charleville, Co Cork.