Glenamaddy family's Christmas vigil for missing Blathnaid (33)

Concern is mounting over the safety of a 33 year old Glenamaddy native who has been missing for nine days now.

Blathnaid Timothy from Creggs Road, Glenamaddy was reported missing to Gardai in Harcourt Terrace Garda Station on Friday last but she hadn’t been seen since the previous Tuesday.

She was last seen by her flatmate at Smith Hall, Camden Street, Dublin 2 and now her anxious family, friends and the Gardai have grave concerns for her safety.

Blathnaid is the daughter of Teresa and the late Brendan Timothy, who taught at the local Community School in Glenamaddy and was highly regarded in GAA circles.

Gardai have established that she used her ATM card at the National Irish Bank ATM at Sir John Rogerston Quay, Dublin 2 at 8pm on Tuesday, December 14.

After using the ATM machine, she immediately hailed a taxi and got into the rear passenger side door and the taxi drove west along Sir John Rogerston Quay towards the city centre.

According to Gardai, the taxi appeared to be a black Mercedes. She is wearing a black three quarter length wool coat as well as dark, possibly grey jeans and a scarf, possibly black and red.

Gardai have made available two stills from CCTV at the bank. One shows Blathnaid at the ATM and the other is of the dark coloured car picking her up. Gardai would like to make contact with this taxi driver with a view to finding out where Blathnaid was dropped off. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda Station on 01-6669500.

It is understood that Blathnaid has been working in Dublin for several years but visited her native Glenamaddy on a regular basis. Her sister Aoife and brothers Brendan and Ronan are very concerned about her disappearance and have been assisting in the search along with her wide circle of friends in Dublin.

She is described as 5’6’’, with medium length dark brown hair; she is described as thin build with a pale complexion.

Her late father Brendan had retired from his teaching post at the Community School, Glenamaddy laving earlier served at St Benin’s Vocational School, Glenamaddy and at the Gairm Scoil on the Aran Islands.

Throughout his life he was a great community man and involved in many voluntary organisations. He served as an officer of Glenamaddy GAA club for many years and was the proud holder of an All-Ireland medal he had won with St Brendan’s GAA club in the Scór quiz team competition many years ago.