LAST UPDATE | 23 Sep 2024

GARDAÍ ARE CURRENTLY searching for a suspect who allegedly hijacked a car from the Mountjoy Square area of Dublin city this afternoon. A young baby was in the back seat when the car was taken.

The suspect is described as a white, middle-aged male wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap.

Gardaí have established an incident room at Mountjoy Garda station and are currently reviewing CCTV footage and appealing to the public for any information.

No arrests have been made at this time, Superintendent Liam Geraghty said at a press conference outside Garda HQ.

The incident occured this afternoon, when Gardaí received a report that a silver Nissan Qashqai was stolen in the Mountjoy area.

A search was immediately commenced and an alert issued.

The car was recovered shortly after on North Richmond St by a foot patrol searching for the vehicle.

The young baby was found safe and well after Gardaí issued a Child Rescue Alert earlier this afternoon, and has since been reunited with her parents.

A Garda Spokesperson thanked the public and the media for their assistance during the alert, adding that no other information was available at this time.

Gardaí are asking anyone with information, including video footage, to contact Mountjoy Garda station on 01 666 86 00.