Update: Missing Galway hiker located uninjured

It understood that the hillwalker was having trouble progressing on the Glencoughan Horseshoe in the 12 Bens mountain range because of poor conditions.

Update 21.35: Galway Mountain Rescue volunteers have located a hiker who went missing on the 12 Bens mountain range earlier today. 

The hiker was found to be uninjured, and was safely evacuated. 

Earlier: Rescue volunteers are searching for a lost hiker in Connemara in County Galway tonight, as poor weather conditions approach.

It understood that the hillwalker was having trouble progressing on the Glencoughan Horseshoe in the 12 Bens mountain range because of poor conditions and low visibility.

Gardaí called in Galway Mountain Rescue just before four o'clock this afternoon.

Volunteers are now climbing the hill looking to make contact with the hiker.