Making a report – Information for Gardai 

Your first port of call should always be Gardai. You can report a person missing by contacting your local Garda Station. They will ask you for information about the missing person, including:

• Their full name or aliases they use

• A full description of the missing person, including age, height, hair and eye colour, any distinguishing features/tattoos, what they were wearing when last seen.

• Their usual place of residence

• Their place and date of birth

• Details of where and when last seen by family or friends

• What the person was wearing, including jewellery

• Insofar as is possible, a contact list of their friends, relatives and colleagues

• A list of places often frequented

• Their bank details – if known

• Details of any vehicle owned or used by the person

• Details of medical conditions and/or medications they use

• Details of Social Media accounts they use

• Their Mobile Phone number

• Any other relevant information regarding recent events which may have contributed to them going missing.

• You should also give the Gardai a recent photograph of the missing person, preferably in electronic format.

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It may also be useful if you are next of kin, to give approval for the Gardai to publish details of the Missing Person should a public appeal/alert be considered appropriate.

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Gardai will assess the level of risk to the Missing Person and determine the best course of action.

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Remember to take a note of the name, and station phone number of the Garda taking your missing person’s report.