Alert: Gardai seek help in locating missing teenager who may be Dublin

GARDAI are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 17-year-old youth who has not been seen for several days.

Jack O'Donoghue, who was last seen in Portlaoise, County Laois, on Saturday evening, is described as being approximately 5 foot 5 inches in height with a slight build, brown hair and grey eyes.

When last seen, he was last seen he was wearing a black jacket, grey tracksuit and black footwear. 

According to gardai, Jack is known to frequent Dublin city centre.

Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Portlaoise garda station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.