Court allows names and images of three children feared abducted to be published

The Gardaí will issue what is known as a Child Rescue Ireland Alert in respect of the siblings due to concerns about their safety and welfare

When the matter returned before the High Court on Thursday the judge was told that the Gardaí had not been able to locate Mr Da Silva nor the children. File picture

A High Court judge has ruled that the names and images of three children who were the subject of child abduction proceedings can be published following their father's refusal to hand them over to the authorities.

In an extremely rare move, Mr Justice Garrett Simons opted to lift reporting restrictions in the case in order to allow the public to assist the Gardaí to locate the three siblings, Godjpy Da Silva (aged 10), Jeafide Da Silva (aged 13) and Jenovie Da Silva (aged 16), who are believed to be with their father, Mr Pedro Da Silva.