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06 Sept 2025

ALERT: Gardaí issue urgent appeal for 16-year-old boy missing for number of days

Jake Cunningham Burke has been reported missing from Mountmellick, County Laois since Friday, 23 May

ALERT: Gardaí issue urgent appeal for 16-year-old boy missing for number of days

ALERT: Gardaí issue urgent appeal for 16-year-old boy missing for number of days

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of missing 16-year-old Jake Cunningham Burke from Laois.

Jake has been reported missing from Mountmellick, County Laois since Friday, 23 May. 

Gardaí have said that they believe Jake was in the Carlow area and may have since travelled to Dublin. They added that they are "concerned for his wellbeing."

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The teenager is described as being approximately 5 foot 5 inches in height with a slim build, brown hair and brown eyes. 

Jake was last seen wearing black trousers with a black and pink jacket. 

Anyone with any information on Jake's whereabouts is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

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