A teenager who had been missing from his home in Clare for eight days has been found.

Dylan O'Doherty (15) was located by police in the UK who had been liaising with gardaí and Interpol as part of their investigation.

The teenager, who is from Cappa Lodge in Sixmilebridge, was last seen at his home on Monday September 22nd.

Gardaí had said that they suspected that Mr O'Doherty had travelled to England, and that he was in the company of a woman (29).

He has now been located safe and well in England.