A body found in Galway Bay has been identified as that of a 16-year-old Galway city girl who had been missing for over a week.
Ms Michelle Thornton McCarthy, of Castlepark, went missing late last Wednesday night after visiting a friend in Corrib Park. The alarm was raised when she failed to return to a flat in the Newcastle area.
A pupil at the Convent of Mercy in Galway, she had taken a year off to work in a city hotel. Her funeral takes place at St Brigid's Church, Ballybane, today at 11 a.m.
Another Galway teenager has been found safe in London, having been missing for over a week. Ms Emma Kelly (16), of Loughrea, was last seen on a bus to London. Her parents travelled there to be reunited with her.