GARDAÍ RESUMED THE SEARCH for missing woman Blathnaid Timothy in the Howth area this morning.

33-year-old Blathnaid Timothy, originally from Co Galway but living at Smith Hall, Camden St, Dublin, has been missing since mid-December.

CCTV footage shows Timothy using an ATM machine on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin city centre on the evening of Tuesday, 14 December.

She then got into hailed a taxi, which brought her out to the Waterside Bar on the Harbour Road in Howth. Gardaí and the coastguard began searching the coastline between Louth and Wicklow in late December, and the Garda Water Unit was involved in today’s activity.

Gardaí say a large number of people were in that area of Howth when Timothy was dropped off, and are appealing to anyone who may have seen her to come forward.

Anyone with any information regarding Blathnaid Timothy’s whereabouts is asked to contact gardaí on 01 666 9500 or via the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Blathnaid  Timothy is described as being 5ft 6in tall, of thin build and pale complexion, with medium length dark brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a three-quarter length black wool coat, grey jeans and a black and red scarf when last seen.

Gardaí have released the CCTV stills of Timothy in Dublin on 14 December and an image of her scarf: