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Timothy, Blathnaid Dec 14 2010; Dublin Ireland possible suicide/no body
Topic Started: Dec 26 2010, 06:27 PM (1,787 Views)
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Investigators mystified over disappearance of woman, 33
By JIM CUSACK


Sunday December 26 2010

Gardai are still mystified about the disappearance of 33-year-old Blathnaid Timothy, who was last seen getting into a black Mercedes taxi on Dublin's quays nearly two weeks ago.

There has been no sign of the missing Galway woman, whose movements before her last sighting at around 8pm on Tuesday, December 14, on St John Rogerson's Quay also remain a mystery.

As part of their investigations, gardai have been checking on the known whereabouts of men who pose a threat to women but, as yet, there has been no evidence or sign to connect any with taxi-driving or a black Mercedes.

Gardai admitted yesterday that the disappearance was baffling. There have been no recent reports of attempted abductions or assaults on women in circumstances in any way similar to Blathnaid's disappearance.

CCTV footage of the taxi show it heading up the quays towards the city, but its destination remains a mystery.

Her brother-in-law, Glynn Murphy, yesterday again appealed to anyone who might have seen anything or knows anything about Blathnaid's movements from the morning of December 14.

It is not known at what time she left her shared apartment at Smith Hall on upper Camden Street near the Bleeding Horse pub.

Her flatmate, who left for work in the morning, was the last person to have reported seeing her.

Mr Murphy said: "The focus of our interest is in tracing the taxi driver.

"At the moment, that is our sole concern. The CCTV shows her getting into a black Mercedes on St John Rogerson's Quay at the National Irish Bank ATM." He repeated the family appeal for anyone who had any information at all to contact gardai at Harcourt Square garda station on 01-6669500. Anyone with information can also ring the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

He said they had no information about Blathnaid's movements from the time her flatmate last saw her that Tuesday morning. Gardai were able to ascertain that she withdrew €60 from the National Irish Bank ATM.

Blathnaid is described as being 5' 6" in height, with medium-length dark brown hair and is of thin build.

She has a pale complexion. She was wearing a black three-quarter length wool coat, grey jeans, dark shoes/boots and a red-and-black-patterned scarf.

She has had a successful business consultancy career in Dublin working for KPMG and most recently Coca Cola, fulfiling a contract with the soft drinks company, her last work, in September. Her sister Aoife and brothers Ronan and Brendan have been comforting her mother, Teresa, since the disappearance.

- JIM CUSACK

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The Irish Times - Thursday, December 23, 2010Family appeals to taxi driver to make contact in search for missing woman
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.Mary Orr (left) and Maeve O'Neill, friends of missing woman Bláthnaid Timothy, on Grafton Street, Dublin, yesterday, handing out leaflets appealing to the public for information about Ms Timothy who has now been missing for more than a week.Photograph: Brenda FitzsimonsIn this section »
Homeowners, wealthy and educated living longestFinal section of M7 motorway opensSalaries top €200,000 for 16 staff at treasuryMARIE O'HALLORAN

THE FAMILY of missing woman Bláthnaid Timothy have joined gardaí in appealing for help from a taxi driver who was the last known person to see her before she disappeared.

Ms Timothy (33) used her ATM card to withdraw €60 at the National Irish Bank on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on Dublin’s south quays at 8pm on Tuesday, December 14th, eight days ago.

CCTV footage from the scene shows her getting into a taxi across the street, which may have been a black Mercedes.

Ms Timothy, a successful executive who had worked for Coca-Cola and KPMG, is from Glenamaddy, Co Galway but is living in Dublin, sharing a flat at Smith Hall on Camden Street.

About 40 family members and friends have been distributing leaflets with her photograph and details across the city centre in targeted areas and at taxi ranks.

Her brother Ronan Timothy said yesterday that “we’re having a big push today to try and locate the taxi because tomorrow people start leaving Dublin for Christmas and the dynamic changes.

“Our expectation was, and we may have been a bit naive in thinking, that once we got the footage things would move very quickly. Unfortunately nothing has changed. They still have not located this taxi driver.”

He said that “the full resources of Harcourt Terrace Garda station are being used and they have drafted in extra gardaí to assist. They have been fantastic, and taxi drivers have been contacted at the different companies.

“We want to talk to as many taxi drivers as possible, and particularly foreign national taxi drivers because they might not have been listening to the radio or reading the papers and might not know,” he said.

He added that “we’ve e-mailed the flyer to as many people as possible and it’s on Facebook”.

“The key thing is to get this taxi driver and to find out where he left her. Everything else is speculation. Until we do that we’re at a standstill.”

Ms Timothy is described in the leaflet as being 167.6cm (5ft 6in) tall, of thin build and pale complexion, 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.

Anybody with information is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda station on 01-6669500.

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Glenamaddy family's Christmas vigil for missing Blathnaid (33)
December 23, 2010 - 8:08am
Concern mounting over safety of woman
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.

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Gardaí renew appeal for missing woman Blathnaid Timothy
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Blathnaid Timothy, 33, was last seen in Dublin on 14 December.GARDAÍ ARE STILL APPEALING for information regarding the whereabouts of Blathnaid Timothy, who has been missing since 14 December.

Timothy, 33, is originally from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, but has been living at Smith Hall, Camden Street, Dublin city.

She was last seen by her flatmate at Smith Hall on Tuesday, 14 December, and her friends, family and the gardaí are very concerned for her safety.

She is described as being 5′ 6” in height, with medium length dark brown hair and is of thin build. She has a pale complexion. She was wearing a black 3/4 length wool coat, grey jeans and a scarf (possibly red and black) on Tuesday.

She used the National Irish Bank ATM at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin city centre at 8pm on that Tuesday. Immediately after using the machine, she hailed a taxi and got into the back seat. The taxi, which appears to be a black Mercedes in CCTV footage, drove west along the quays towards the city centre.

Gardaí would like to speak to this taxi driver to find out where Timothy was dropped off.

Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí on 01 666 9500. The Garda Confidential Line is 1800 666 111.
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Concern grows for missing woman
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 08:58 AM



Concern is growing about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of in Dublin last week.

Blathnaid Timothy was last seen getting into a cab on the Quays in Dublin last Tuesday.

Gardaí are urging the driver of the taxi to contact them.

Blathnaid Timothy's flatmate raised the alarm after the 33-year-old failed to return home or contact friends and family for a number of days.

Gardaí have established she used her ATM card at the National Irish Bank machine at Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin at 8pm on Tuesday December 14 last, and hailed a taxi immediately afterwards.

Blathnaid was seen on CCTV getting into the rear passenger side door and the cab, which drove along Sir John Rogerson's Quay towards the City Centre.

The taxi appears to be a black Mercedes.

When last seen Blathnaid was wearing a black 3/4 length wool coat, dark jeans and possibly a black and red scarf.

Gardaí have issued recent photographs of her for publication and are now appealing for the driver of the taxi to contact them.





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Hunt For Missing Woman In Dublin

The search is on for a woman who has been missing in Dublin since last week.

Blathnaid Timothy, 33 years, was reported missing to Gardai in Harcourt Terrace Garda Station on Friday the 17th of December 2010. She had been last seen by her flatmate at Smith Hall, Camden St, Dublin 2 last Tuesday.

Her family, friends and An Garda Siochana have "grave concerns" for her safety.

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 the day she went missing.

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. From CCTV footage, the taxi appears to be a black Mercedes. She was wearing a black 3/4 length wool coat, dark, possibly grey jeans and a scarf, which is believed to be black and red.

Gardai said they would like to make contact with the taxi driver with a view to finding our where Blathnaid was dropped off. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda Station on 01 666 9500.
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Appeal for help to find missing woman
By Grainne Cunningham


Tuesday December 21 2010

THIS is the last known sighting of a 33-year-old woman who has been missing for a week today.

The family of Blathnaid Timothy, her friends and the gardai "have grave concerns for her safety", a statement released yesterday said.

The young woman was last seen by her flatmate at her home at Smith Hall, Camden Street, Dublin 2 last Tuesday, December 14.

She was reported missing to gardai in Harcourt Terrace garda station on Friday, December 17.

Using CCTV footage from the city centre, gardai have established that she used her ATM card at the National Irish Bank at Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 at 8pm that Tuesday.

After using the ATM, she immediately hailed a taxi. The taxi, which appears to be a black Mercedes, drove west towards the city centre.

That evening, Blaithnaid was wearing a black three-quarter length wool coat over dark, possibly grey jeans and a scarf, possibly black and red. Her medium length dark brown hair was pulled up in a pony tail.

She is described as 5'6'' and of thin build with a pale complexion.

Gardai would like to make contact with the taxi driver.

Anyone with information is asked to contact any garda station
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Blathnaid hunt: We must find taximan today
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MISSING: KPMG worker Blathnaid Timothy


By Cormac Byrne and Conor Feehan


Thursday December 23 2010

Gardai hunting for missing Blathnaid Timothy says it is "of the highest importance" that the taxi driver who picked her up is found today.

Blathnaid's brother expressed disappointment tthat the driver of the black Mercedes that was flagged down by his sister had still not been traced.

"It is surprising that they haven't come forward, but we just have to keep on trying," said Ronan Timothy.

"We can't speculate on anything, but it is important we find that driver to see where Blathnaid was going, and then we can focus the search there.

"We had a very concerted effort distributing flyers yesterday, with people working from 10am until night time, but there is still no word."

Gardai are now in a race against time to find the taxi driver


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"It's vitally important that we find this taxi driver today," Detective Inspector Michael Cryan told the Herald.

"There are CCTV cameras which operate on a loop and can only be rewound back a week or two and after a month most of the footage is gone.

"If the CCTV is not available then our job gets a lot harder. Quite a number of drivers have come forward believing the car may be theirs but they were ruled out after viewing the CCTV footage."

According to sources, gardai are now examining if the driver was driving illegally or if he was a foreign national who returned home for Christmas before the appeal was made.

Tommy Gorman, from the National Taxi Driver's Union, has said that there is a possibility the taxi driver was operating without a licence.

"There are so many illegal drivers in the business," he said. "If that was an illegal taxi, it would be rented by a legitimate taxi driver and passed on to an unlicensed driver. We have heard numerous stories of individuals coming in on cheap flights that work illegally in taxis for a few days, with no insurance, and then they fly back home."

The family of Blathnaid, who went missing in Dublin over a week ago, launched a massive flyer campaign.

Speaking to the Herald this morning her brother-in-law, Glyn Murphy, said that they were confident that the vast majority of taxi drivers were now aware of their loved one's disappearance. "The leafleting went well, we distributed over 10,000 flyers so there is a huge amount of awareness out there," he said.

Scores of family, friends and work colleagues gathered in the city centre in a well organised campaign to try to find the taxi driver who picked Blathnaid Timothy up on Sir John Rogerson's Quay at 8pm on Tuesday 14.

Blathnaid, a successful executive who had worked for Coca-Cola and KPMG and Trinity Graduate, is from Glenamaddy, Co Galway. She was living in Dublin, sharing a flat at Smith Hall on Camden Street. She withdrew €60 from the National Irish Bank on Sir Rogerson's Quay before hailing a taxi.

The black Mercedes, which gardai believe headed off in the direction of the city centre, has not been traced. She has not been seen since. The family and gardai have admitted that they have "grave concerns" for her safety.


FLYERS

Blathnaid's brother Ronan and sister Aoife said they had been overwhelmed by the support they were receiving from gardai and all their friends in their quest to find the 33-year-old.

Volunteers travelled all over the city centre with newly printed flyers with a picture and information on Blathnaid to widen the search for her.

"We want to talk to as many taxi drivers as possible, and particularly foreign national taxi drivers because they might not have been listening to the radio or reading the papers and might not know," said Ronan.

Blathnaid is described as 5ft 6in, with medium length dark brown hair; she is described as of thin build with a pale complexion. She was wearing a three- quarter length black wool jacket.

Anybody with information is asked to contact gardai on (01) 6669500 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

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- Cormac Byrne and Conor Feehan
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Friday December 24 2010

THE father of missing bank worker Trevor Deely has urged Blathnaid Timothy's family to "keep up the hope".

Michael Deely, whose own son went missing in the run up to Christmas in 2000, added "it's the most positive thing they can do".

Missing Blathnaid, originally from Creggs Road, Glenamaddy, Co Galway, was reported missing to gardai in Harcourt Terrace Garda Station on Friday last.

But she hadn't been seen since the previous Tuesday.

Blathnaid, who works in the IFSC, lives in Smith Hall, Camden Street, in Dublin's city centre.

Mr Deely described this as "a terrible time of year, a terrible time for the family" and he urged all the friends, relatives and colleagues of Blathnaid to get involved in spreading the message about her disappearance.

"The gardai can't put up posters all over the place, there is a limit to what they can do. This is a time when friends, relatives, neighbours and colleagues can really help in getting the information out there."

Mr Deely said at Christmas time there was a lot of movement and a chance that someone had seen something.

Just like his own son, the last sighting of Blathnaid was on CCTV taking money from a bank ATM. Although Trevor disappeared 10 years ago, Mr Deely said when he hears of people seen on CCTV, he immediately thinks of his son.

He said a family whose loved one goes missing "feel very much alone at the start". They need the support of others to get them through, he added.

"The whole thing about our situation is there is nothing moving on it -- 10 years on and nothing."

Mr Deely stressed that while there had been some changes since the time Trevor went missing, such as a Missing Persons Bureau and several websites, it was still up to the family to get the word out as widely as possible.

Twenty-two-year-old Trevor from Naas, Co Kildare, was last seen on Haddington Road in Dublin and on the Leeson Street/Baggot Street area on December 8, 2000.

It was a very windy, wet night and he had been at a Christmas party. Video footage placed him near Baggot Street Bridge at about 4.15am heading towards Haddington Road.

Blathnaid (33) was last seen by her flatmate at Smith Hall, Camden Street, Dublin 2, and then on CCTV at the ATM of National Irish Bank at Sir John Rogerson's Quay at 8pm on December 14 before getting into a taxi.

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

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Dublin: Garda Search For Missing Woman Blathnaid Timothy Switches To Howth: UPDATED2

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Gardaí have established that missing Galway woman Blathnaid Timothy was last seen in Howth, Dublin on the night of December 14th.

The taxi driver who picked Ms Timothy (33) up from the city centre has spoken to gardaí and told them he dropped her off on Harbour Road at about 8.30pm that night.

She was earlier captured on CCTV footage using her ATM card to withdraw €60 at the National Irish Bank on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on Dublin’s south quays at 8pm. Ms Timothy then crossed the road and got into a taxi. Previously, this was her last known movement.



Ms Timothy, who had worked for Coca-Cola and KPMG, is originally from Glenamaddy, Co Galway but is living on Camden Street, Dublin.

When her family and friends had not heard from her for a number of days and efforts to contact her failed she was reported missing on December 17th.



Ms Timothy is described as being 167.6cm (5ft 6in) tall, of thin build and pale complexion, 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.



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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.

- Maeve Sheehan

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Anybody with information or who may have seen her or somebody matching the description in Howth on the night in question is asked to contact Harcourt Terrace Garda station on (01) 6669500.

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18/01/11, 8:27 pm 671 Views No Comments Share 9 Tweet 2 GARDAÍ RESUMED THE SEARCH for missing woman Blathnaid Timothy in the Howth area this morning.

33-year-old Blathnaid Timothy, originally from Co Galway but living at Smith Hall, Camden St, Dublin, has been missing since mid-December.

CCTV footage shows Timothy using an ATM machine on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin city centre on the evening of Tuesday, 14 December.

She then got into hailed a taxi, which brought her out to the Waterside Bar on the Harbour Road in Howth. Gardaí and the coastguard began searching the coastline between Louth and Wicklow in late December, and the Garda Water Unit was involved in today’s activity.

Gardaí say a large number of people were in that area of Howth when Timothy was dropped off, and are appealing to anyone who may have seen her to come forward.

Anyone with any information regarding Blathnaid Timothy’s whereabouts is asked to contact gardaí on 01 666 9500 or via the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Blathnaid Timothy is described as being 5ft 6in tall, of thin build and pale complexion, 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.

Gardaí have released the CCTV stills of Timothy in Dublin on 14 December and an image of her scarf:

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Family close Facebook page of missing woman BlathnaidTuesday, 25 January 2011 12:26PM GMT | UK & Ireland

The family of missing woman Bláthnaid Timothy are closing down their Facebook page campaigning for information on her whereabouts.
‘Bláthnaid Timothy search group’ was set up on Facebook to appeal for information on Ms Timothy, particularly to find the taxi driver who picked her up from her last known whereabouts.

The 33-year-old woman was reported missing after her family failed to hear from her. She was last seen on Tuesday 14 December getting into a taxi in Dublin.

The taxi driver has since come forward and explained that he dropped her off on Harbour Road in Howth.

A family member, Aoife Timothy said on the Facebook page that despite a renewed appeal, Bláthnaid remains a missing person.

“As you know the Gardaí have been looking for Bláthnaid since mid December. They were later joined by the Garda Sub Aqua unit and Coast Guard who assisted in the search in Howth and further afield,” she said.

“Unfortunately Bláth still has not been found and remains a missing person.
The Gardaí have assured us that will keep her case open and follow up on any new information.

“As a family we have decided that we will close the ‘Bláthnaid Timothy search group’ in the coming days.”

“We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who has joined this group, helped with the search and kept Bláth in their thought and prayers. We cannot overstate how much this has meant to us during this difficult time,” she added.
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No trace of Galway woman a year after disappearance


CONOR LALLY Crime Correspondent

THE SEARCH for missing Galway woman Bláthnaid Timothy, who disappeared a year ago, has found no trace of her.

Gardaí fear the worst for the business executive who was aged 33 when last seen alive in Dublin on the evening of December 14th, 2010.

Garda sources said the missing woman’s bank cards, email account and other facilities that only she would have had access to had not been visited since she was last seen alive.

There have been no confirmed sightings of her and she has not been in contact with any friends or family.

The missing woman’s disappearance led to a high-profile publicity campaign by her family in their bid to find her.

Ms Timothy used her ATM card to withdraw €60 at the National Irish Bank on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on Dublin’s south quays at 8pm on Tuesday, December 14th.

CCTV footage from the scene showed her getting into a taxi across the street.

The taxi turned right on to Butt Bridge to travel over the Liffey towards the north side of Dublin city centre.

While an appeal was launched for the taxi driver to come forward and help the missing person inquiry, it was a number of weeks before he was found.

He told gardaí he had driven Ms Timothy to Howth on the north side of Dublin.

Gardaí fear she may have somehow entered the waters at Howth. However, a search in the waters off the harbour yielded nothing.

Ms Timothy, an executive who had worked for Coca-Cola and KPMG, is from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, but was living in Dublin, sharing a flat at Smith Hall on Camden Street, at the time of her disappearance.

When her family and friends had not heard from her for a number of days and efforts to contact her failed she was reported missing on December 17th.

A search by her family and the Garda was begun immediately.
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Blathnaid -- suicide was suspected from start
Gardai never believed the missing woman was victim of abduction

By JIM CUSACK

Sunday January 09 2011

GARDAI suspected very early on in their investigation of the disappearance of the Galway woman Blathnaid Timothy that no crime was involved but refrained from saying so, it has been learned.

The appeal for the driver of the black Mercedes taxi which she hailed on St John Rogerson's Quay and the high level of publicity led to the driver -- who had been on holiday -- coming forward on New Year's Day and confirming that he had taken her to Howth.

There was intense comment about the disappearance on the internet and the widespread distribution of pictures of the missing woman -- which are still on display around Dublin -- added to fears that she may have been the victim of a crime. She disappeared on December 14.

On the day after Ms Timothy, 33, was reported missing, gardai examined her laptop and found that websites she had visited suggested she had been contemplating taking her life. It is also understood that CCTV footage indicated she had been walking up and down the edge of the quayside on the Liffey.

She then went to an ATM on St John Rogerson's Quay, took out €60 and hailed the taxi to Harbour Road in Howth. Ms Timothy had no known reason to be visiting either the quayside or Howth. She lived in an apartment in Camden Street, about a mile away from the Liffey.

The pier and cliffs around Howth are among the worst sites in Ireland for rescue crews being called out to recover bodies or people who have fallen and badly injured themselves. On the same day that Ms Timothy disappeared, the lifeboat crew had recovered the body of another young woman there. Foul play was not suspected.

People involved in the rescue services were perplexed last week at the way the disappearance of Ms Timothy was handled by gardai. At the time the public appeal began, there was no indication as to whether gardai suspected foul play.

One source said the result was an unnecessary panic which coincided with publicity in the British media about the disappearance and murder of Joanna Yeates.

Garda sources have confirmed to the Sunday Independent that there was no suspicion of foul play in the disappearance of Ms Timothy from the early stages of the investigation. They declined to say why this was not indicated to the media in any informal way, although one said this may have been for "legal reasons".

Last week, there were renewed appeals for anyone who might have noticed a woman wearing a 'dogstooth scarf, which Ms Timothy's family believe she was wearing on the night she disappeared.

However, the real effort was being put into the search for a body on and around the coastline of Howth Head. Nothing had been discovered by yesterday but rescue service sources say they are still hopeful that her remains may be found.

There is, they say, a good record of recovering bodies from both the pier and cliff sides of Howth and tidal conditions tend to prevent bodies from drifting out to sea -- although this is possible.

One of the main problems is that gardai were unable to ascertain where exactly Ms Timothy might have entered the sea. Harbour Road is adjacent to the pier but the cliffs on the eastern and southern sides of Howth are within a short walk and there are large areas of rocky coastline and gorse-covered cliffs.

Gardai have renewed their appeal to any one who might remember the evening of December 14 in Howth, when the rescue services and gardai were at the harbour, recovering the other young woman's body, and the annual general meeting of Howth Yacht Club was taking place.

- JIM CUSACK
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Missing Blathnaid checked drowning hotspots on the net


Gareth Naughton – 21 May 2013 03:30 PM

A WOMAN whose disappearance was the subject of a major media appeal had researched drowning hotspots shortly before her death, an inquest heard.


The body of Blathnaid Timothy has never been found, but Dublin coroner Dr Brian Farrell told her family that on the balance of probability she drowned in Howth, Co Dublin.



DEPRESSED

Ms Timothy (33), originally from Galway, was last heard of in her apartment on Camden Street in Dublin 2 by her flatmate Rosa Addate on the morning of her disappearance on December 14, 2010.

Ms Addate told gardai that she believed Ms Timothy was depressed and that her mood had worsened in the weeks before her death.

Her sister Aoife Murphy told the court that Ms Timothy suffered from back pain which pre-occupied her.

She had left her job seven months earlier because it was "too stressful".

She had no financial problems, but had withdrawn from her circle of friends in the year before her death, she said.

She reported her sister missing on December 17.

When gardai checked her laptop they found that she had researched drowning hotspots in Dublin and the effects of cold water on the body.

The disappearance was well-publicised as gardai tried to track down the taxi driver who took Ms Timothy to Howth.



SUICIDE

John Boyle said that she hailed his taxi at Sir John Rogerson's Quay in the city centre and had been "quiet" on the journey.

She was last seen on the East Pier in Howth by Jane Rickard, who was walking her dogs just after 8.30pm.

Aoife Murphy told the court that the family want to see her sister's death recorded.

"We are of the opinion that she went into the water at Howth and there is no suspicion of foul play from any third party.

"We believe Blathnaid to be deceased and we are of the opinion that she took her own life by suicide," she said.

In the absence of a body, Dr Farrell wrote to Minister Alan Shatter seeking jurisdiction to hold the inquest and this was granted in March this year.

He told the family that he could say there was no third party involvement in the death.

However, with no witnesses to the incident or any note or message left signalling her intent to take her own life, Dr Farrell said the evidence did not satisfy the legal test for a verdict of suicide.

He was not avoiding the question of suicide and it is "the most likely explanation", he said, but he had no option but to return an open verdict.
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