ALERT: Gardai appeal for help in locating boy, 13, who has not been seen for several days

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy who has not been seen since before the bank holiday weekend.

Nathan Hunt, from Ashbourne, County Meath is described as being approximately 5 foot 6 inches in height with a slim build, brown hair and blue eyes.

He was last seen on Thursday, August 1 and according to gardai, when last seen, he was wearing a black hooded top with black tracksuit bottoms and black runners.