Gardaí look for help in search for girl

Gardaí have appealed to the public for assistance in finding a missing 15-year-old girl.

Eimear Butchart has been missing from her home in Avonbeg Park in Tallaght since last Monday.

She was last seen outside Dr Quirkie's amusement arcade on O'Connell Street at about 9.30pm that night.

She was wearing a brown jumper, grey tracksuit bottoms, brown boots and a brown and green jacket with fur trim on the collar.

She is five feet four inches tall with green eyes and a fair complexion and is frequently seen in Dublin city centre and the Jobstown area of Tallaght.