An Irish man who went missing in Malaysia last month has been found safe and well.

Stephen Warde was last seen in Kuala Lumpur on January 1st of this year.

The last communication with the 31-year-old was on New Year's Day, and the last confirmed sighting of him in the Malaysian capital was on December 29th.

A major social media campaign had been taking place since his disappearance.

His family, who had travelled to Malaysia to look for him, had said this was very much out of character.

However a post on a Faceboook page set up as part of the effort has said he has "been found safe and well in Malaysia".

Several fundraising events were also held to help finance the search.