Abducted children found safe in Galway

Two children who were abducted in Ballinahinch, Co Antrim, have been found safe and well in Co Galway.

Two children who were abducted in Ballinahinch, Co Antrim, have been found safe and well in Co Galway.

Two-and-a-half-year-old twins Danielle and David O'Connor, who are the subject of a court order, were abducted by the parents last Friday.

They were found in Laurencetown, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, at 10.30 p.m. last night.

The children are in the care of the Western Health Board and are expected to be returned to the North soon.

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney