Gardaí seek assistance locating missing Kildare teenager

Gardaí are looking for the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing teenager.

16-year-old Bernadette O'Connor from Naas in Co. Kildare has not been seen since lunchtime on the 22nd of October.

Bernadette is described as being 5 foot 6 inches in height. She has shoulder length brown hair with blonde highlights.

It is not known what she was wearing when last seen but it is believed she has a black and white dog with her.

Officers have said that the teenager is known to frequent the Stillorgan and Stepaside areas of Dublin.