Gardai stand down search for teenage girl in the Midlands as update issued

Gardai have stood down the search for a teenage girl who had been reported missing from her home in the Midlands.

Fourteen-year-old Aliyah Smyth Donnelly had been missing from Portlaoise since Monday, August 25.

In an update issued on Friday, gardai said that Aliyah had been located safe and well.

Gardai thanked the public and media for their assistance.