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Sam Roberts & David Kent & Clare McCarthy

Timeline of missing appeal for Dublin woman Bernadette Connolly as mystery surrounds what happened

Dubliner Bernadette Connolly has been missing since the beginning of the month, with a fresh appeal now being issued for information about her whereabouts.

Swords mother Bernadette was last seen near Donabate Beach, with a search for her now entering a fourth week.

Gardai are now looking for anyone with information to come forward.

Officers will be at both the Shoreline Hotel and Malahide Beach carpark until 4pm on Friday, looking to speak with anyone who was in the area three weeks ago.

Here is a timeline of what's happened so far in the case.

January 7 - Bernadette Connolly goes missing

Bernadette was last seen when she was dropped off by a taxi at the car park of the Shoreline Hotel, Donabate, and walked towards the entrance to the beach.

Bernadette, 45, was described as being 5 foot 6 inches in height with a slim build, hazel eyes and long black hair.

January 11 - Appeal from daughter

Jadericka 'Jade' Connolly asked anyone who may have seen her mother to get in touch.

“Something might come back to you, the slightest bit of information will help and might help us piece the bits together," she said.

“My Mam is the most amazing mother in the world. I know that’s very biased but she is the type of woman who is there for absolutely everyone.

January 13 - New pictures released

Jade posted to social media a few days later with a new image of her mum walking the beloved family dog.

She was wearing a black Nike tracksuit with the caption: “She loved a walk, especially with our Gucci the Poochie. She was very fond of this outfit, we still don’t know what type of Nike runners they are.”

Gardai have clarified that Ms Connolly was wearing a black Nike training top, black Nike leggings, black trainers with a white sole and a black woolly hat with black bobble when she went missing.

January 15/16 - Potential sightings in Wexford and Wicklow and Glasnevin

Daughter Jade announced there were two new of the Swords woman in Co Wicklow and Co Wexford as well as Glasnevin days later.

She said on Instagram: "Potential sightings in Wicklow/Wexford. Could be a coincidence but them county's we had went (sic) to a lot when I was young.

Jade also said that her mother may have been spotted on the Ballygall road in Glasnevin, as Dublin Live reports.

January 18 - Taxi driver comes forward with key information

The taxi driver who dropped her mother from Swords to the Shoreline Hotel near Donabate Beach made contact with Gardaí ten days ago.

According to the taxi driver, Bernadette told him that she was meeting a friend on the beach on the day she went missing.

January 28 - CCTV footage released and fresh appeal issued

Gardai investigating the disappearance of the 45-year-old released CCTV footage in a fresh appeal for information on Friday.

Speaking at Donabate Strand, Ms Connolly’s daughter Jade Connolly said: “We are here today to appeal to the public and any local people that were on the beach on the day my mam went missing.

“Nollaig na mBan was the 6th of January, also known as Women’s Christmas, and my mam went missing that next day.
“I want to get people to think of that significant day. This beach was active that day. People walked by my mam with dogs, people walked before my mam."

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