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06 Sept 2025

UPDATE: Teenager reported missing from Clare home located "safe and well"

Gardai wish to seek the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Kalem Murphy

Gardai say 17-year-old Kalem Murphy has been located

GARDAI say a teenager who had been reported missing from his home in County Clare has been located "safe and well".

A nationwide appeal was issued late on Monday night seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Kalem Murphy, who had gone missing from his home at Lahinch Road, Ennis.

The appeal stated he was last seen in the Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare on Saturday at approximately 4.15pm and that gardai believed he had travelled to Kilmainham in Dublin.

Shortly before 5pm this Tuesday, it was confirmed by the Garda Press Office that Kalem had been located safe and well.

"Gardaí wish to thank the public for their assistance. No further assistance is required," said a garda spokesperson.

No details of where or when the teenager was located have been disclosed.

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