Gardaí and British police believe a missing 12 year-old by from Leicester may be in Ireland trying to find his extended family.
John Mangan went missing on Saturday, June 14th from his home in the city in central England. His family is originally from the Republic and police believed he may be trying to find relatives.
Police think John may have attempted to travel by himself from Leicester, probably by boat. They are seriously concerned for his well-being.
John is 5'3" tall, of stocky build with short blond hair and blue eyes. He was last known to be wearing a bright green T-shirt with a white collar, a dark hooded top, grey tracksuit bottoms, green socks and black shoes.
Anyone who has seen John, or has any news to his whereabouts, is urged to call the confidential National Missing Persons Helpline on freephone 00800 7000 7001 (Ireland) or 0500 700 700 (UK).