Public urged to look out for missing mother and daughter

Gardaí and detectives in the UK are asking for the public's assistance in their search for a 30-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter who have been missing from their home in Merseyside since Wednesday.

Laura Halligan and her three-year-old daughter Grace took a taxi from Liverpool to Holyhead ferry terminal in North Wales on Wednesday morning at around 10.30am.

It is thought they may have come to Ireland.

Laura is described as being white, 5 foot 10 in height, of slim build with long blonde / light brown hair and blue eyes.

She was last seen wearing a black overcoat but may have changed her clothing since then.

Grace usually wears pink-framed glasses.

Officers in the UK would like Laura or anyone who knows of the pair's whereabouts to contact them on 0044 151 777 4568.