Gardaí are urgently seeking assistance from the public to locate a Blue Nissan Almera car with registration number 00-D-44632.
The car was last seen at Woodview Estate in Ashford Co. Wicklow at 10.30am this morning.
The car is being driven by a man who may be in the company of 3 children.
He is in his late 30s, 5-foot-9 with black hair and blue eyes.
Members of the public who see him are asked not to approach him but to contact Wicklow gardai on 0404-60140 or dial 999.
Tom Brady is Security Editor with the Irish Independent.
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