An air and sea search has begun for a man who went missing on Saturday night in the seaside town of Ballybunion, Co Kerry.
Donal Kennedy (33) from Caherdavin in Limerick city was on a night out with his friends when he disappeared.
Mr Kennedy’s disappearance is completely out of character, said his friend Timmy Lynch who was with him on Saturday night.
“Donal is one of the happiest guys you could meet. He has a girlfriend and a three-year-old,” he said.
Ireland is emerging from winter, but maybe hold off mowing your lawn for now
What’s a phage and why might your body be hosting thousands of them?
Author Torrey Peters: ‘Admitting to any sexual aspect to a trans identity can be politically dangerous. But I refuse to be silenced by bigots’
‘I feel so sorry for any young people who are gambling’: Cheltenham week a tough time for recovering addicts
“He is an absolute gent, one of the nicest guys you could meet. He was just back from a holiday.”
Mr Kennedy has epilepsy and there are fears that he may have hit his head somewhere on Saturday night.
He bought a bag of chips on Saturday night and was last spotted on CCTV passing by McMunn’s pub in Ballybunion on his way back to the apartment where he and his friends were staying.
His friends believe he may have taken a wrong turn and went on a slipway which takes him towards the beach. However, the tide was out at that time of day and he is unlikely to have walked into the sea, they believe.
Gardaí and locals have been searching the town for Mr Kennedy. His friends have asked for a drone and sniffer dogs to be deployed in the search.
He is described as being approximately 6ft tall, with a slim build, dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a long-sleeved white top when he was last seen.
