ALERT: Gardai issue urgent appeal as concern grows for wellbeing of 15-year-old boy

Gardaí have issued an urgent appeal for help in locating a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from his home in Dublin for several days.

They are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts Joshua Ebhiemhem, also known as Josh Blaze who was last seen at his home in Citywest at around 8am on Saturday, August 31.

According to gardai, the teenager is six feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.

When last seen Joshua (Josh) was wearing a grey North Face tracksuit and gardaí say both they and members of his family are concerned for his wellbeing.

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Anyone with any information on Joshua’s whereabouts is asked to contact Tallaght garda station on 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.