Missing girl may have run away with 24-year-old man

Gardaí in Co Carlow have revealed that the 14-year-old schoolgirl who went missing on Monday is believed to have run away with a 24-year-old man.

Yesterday, detectives asked the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Amanda Shine, who was last seen leaving the Presentation College in Carlow at around 1pm on Monday.

Gardaí believe the teenager ran away with 24-year-old Michael Martin, who they want to question in connection with her disappearance.

Ms Shine and Mr Martin ran away together two weeks ago, but the girl returned home safely.

According to her parents, Mr Martin continued to send text messages to her mobile phone after the incident.