Cashel subject of national missing persons search for teenage girl
Cashel was the subject of a national missing persons search over the weekend, when a fifteen-year-old girl went missing from her home in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Ellen O’Reilly, who is 15 years old, was reported missing from Dundalk on Friday, 18th April, 2025. She was last seen in the town shortly before 7pm.
Issuing a missing persons appeal, Gardai have shared a full description of the missing teen and also reveal that Ellen may have travelled to Cashel, where she is said to have relatives living in the town.
A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana said that “Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Ellen O’Reilly (15) who was reported missing from Dundalk, Co. Louth on Friday 18th April 2025.
Ellen was last seen in the Dundalk town area at approximately 6.50pm on Friday, 18th April 2025
She is described as being approximately 5 foot 3 inches in height, of slim build, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
They were asking anyone who may have seen the young girl, or a young girl that might for her description, to contact them as a matter of urgency.