Mum at centre of garda search has her baby

A heavily pregnant mother of four, who was the centre of a major search by gardaí on Friday, has been traced and “has happily had her baby”, the High Court was told yesterday.

The High Court issued the search and find directions on Friday after hearing that the 30-year-old woman had failed to turn up at a hospital to have the delivery of her baby induced.

The judge had been told that the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, presented a “high-risk” pregnancy due to a medical condition.