Hi fellow reds, would appreciate your help with trying to locate a friend. APPEAL TO TAXI DRIVERS FOR INFORMATION MISSING PERSON BLATHNAID TIMOTHY Bláthnaid Timothy (33), took a a black Mercedes taxifrom Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin at 8pm on Tuesday 14th December. We are appealing to all taxi drivers for any information. She is described as 5ft 6in tall with medium length dark brown hair, of thin build and with a pale complexion. She is wearing a three-quarter length black wool jacket, a red & black patterned scarf, grey jeans and dark footwear. Anyone with information about Ms Timothy’s whereabouts is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda station on 01 666 9500. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION It is now known that the taxi in question is believed to be a black Mercedes. We would appeal to any taxi driver who was driving a black Mercedes taxi in the area of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay last Tuesday at 8pm and who may have picked up a fare matching the description of Blathnaid to contact Harcourt Terrace garda station on 666 9500. Thank you
Heard this on the news today, terrible thing to happen at anytime let alone this time of the year. Hopefully she is found soon.
Can't imagine if this was my wife or sister before Christmas, looks like they haven't traced the taxi driver yet, surely someone should know ie another taxi driver who this is??
Good to see its been on all the News,Radio and Internet.It needs to stay that way until this woman is found.Terrible for the family and friends just before Xmas.
This is crazy. If women cant trust public transport and to get into a taxi alone, this country has a serious problem. I hope the driver comes out and it wasnt him who is involved in any foul play
Apparently because some taxis are being let out illegally, one theory put about is that driver may have been afraid to come forward. Hope we have a happy ending
And the fact that taxi's are let out illegally means we are letting any Tom Dick or Harry into them. Her's hoping she's safe & sound somewere
Was there something in the papers saying there is a theroy the taxi was bringing her to howth head ? Please god the girl is ok
Irish mail says the Gardai and coast guards have conducted a full scale search of Irish Sea off Howth. Those cliffs are treacherous so thats very bad news.
Blathnaid taxi-driver is found http://www.independent.ie/national-news/blathnaid-taxidriver-is-found-2480899.html THE search for missing Galway woman Blathnaid Timothy intensified yesterday after a taxi driver came forward to say he dropped her in Howth, the north Dublin seaside village. The taxi driver has told gardai that he picked up Blathnaid on Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin at around 8pm on December 14. He drove her to Howth and dropped her on Harbour Road near the Waterside Pub. Although the taxi driver's recollection was vague, he did remember that Blathnaid sat in the back of his car and said little during the journey, according to sources. The garda diving unit had already begun searching Howth Harbour for the missing woman last week, on suspicion that she may have gone there. The search was stepped up yesterday after the taxi driver's evidence confirmed their suspicions. Garda divers searched the East Pier in Howth yesterday. A garda helicopter was also due to assist in the search, weather conditions permitting. A voluntary rescue group searched the cliffs around Howth Head earlier last week. Blathnaid's family and gardai have made numerous high-profile appeals for the taxi driver to come forward so they could find out where she had gone. The last sighting of Blathnaid, 33, was captured on CCTV footage at 8pm on December 14. She used her ATM card to withdraw €60 at the National Irish Bank on Sir John Rogerson's Quay. In the footage she can be seen crossing the street and getting into a dark-coloured taxi, which gardai suspected was most likely a Mercedes, and possibly dated between 1992 and 1997. Blathnaid left her mobile phone and her bag behind in the flat she shared on Camden Street. Gardai said there were no further withdrawals from her bank account. The taxi driver was regarded as crucial to the search for her. It is understood he was tracked down by a garda team who were working their way through an estimated 4,000 Mercedes taxis operating in Ireland to find the one she was seen getting into at the time she disappeared. The driver was contacted some days ago but gardai only took a statement from him on Friday. He initially said he could not recall taking Blathnaid in his taxi and had to check through global satellite system records to confirm where his taxi had been on the relevant date. He received those records earlier this week, which confirmed that he was on Sir John Rogerson's Quay on the day in question. Blathnaid had worked as a successful executive for KPMG and for Coca-Cola. She is described as 5ft 6in, thin, with medium-length dark brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a three-quarter-length black wool coat, grey jeans and a black and red scarf when last seen. Superintendent Joe Gannon, who is heading the search for Blathnaid, said he wanted to commend the taxi industry for assisting in the search for the driver and to the members of the public for their enormous assistance. Anybody with information is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda station on 01-6669500. Let's hope they manage to turn up something and give the family peace of mind