STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
05 Sept 2025
Search
05 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Damien Downes has been located 'safe and well'
Searches for a man who was reported missing from his home in Dublin more than three weeks ago have been stood down, gardai have confirmed.
An urgent appeal for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 43-year-old Damien Downes was issued last month after he disappeared on Monday, July 22.
At the time, gardai expressed concerns for his wellbeing and gardai said he was possibly travelling in a 131 white Vauxhall Insignia van.
In an update, issued this Wednesday, authorities confirmed there has been a positive outcome.
"Damien Downes, aged 43 years, who was missing from Whitechurch, Dublin 16 since Monday, July 22, 2024 has been located safe and well. No further media action is required. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance," read a brief statement.
No further information regarding how and where Damien was located has been disclosed publicly.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
