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Wales Online
4 days ago
- Wales Online
Concern grows for boy, 15, missing for three days from Newport
Concern grows for boy, 15, missing for three days from Newport Police have urged anyone with information on missing Celyn to get in touch Police are investigating the disappearance of a Newport teenager called Celyn, aged 15 (Image: Gwent Police ) Concern is growing for the welfare of a Newport teenager who has not been seen since Monday. Celyn, 15, from Newport, was last seen at around 1pm on June 30 in Abertillery wearing black jeans and a black windbreaker jacket. Police are now urging anyone with any information that could help them find Celyn, to contact them as a matter of urgency. A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "Gwent Police is appealing for information to find 15-year-old Celyn, from Newport, who has been reported as missing. Never miss a Newport story by subscribing to our newsletter here "He was last seen in the Abertillery area on Monday, June 30, at about 1.15pm. "He's described as white, about 5'9" tall, of a slight build, with brown eyes. When he was last seen he was wearing black jeans and a black windbreaker jacket. Article continues below "Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, quoting 2500207277, or you can send a direct message on Facebook or X, or online."
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Irish U-12 team's football washes up Welsh beach
Sometimes when you are playing football, a wild kick can send the ball over a fence or into a garden where you didn't really mean it to how about sending the ball... over the Irish Sea?Well, when 12-year-old Celyn was searching for driftwood on his local beach in Anglesey, he made a strange discovery nestled between some the battered ball had been left behind by visitors, Celyn and his dad were amazed to see that written on the side was 'Finglas United Under-12s', a team based in a suburb of Ireland's capital city, Dublin. Celyn's dad Andrew, who runs a campsite nearby, said: "The beach is at the bottom of our fields and isn't the easiest place to get to. "We saw it belonged to a team in Dublin which was quite a shock and not what I expected. I wouldn't like to think how long it had been in the sea... we've found ropes and things like that washed up before but never a football."Andrew and Celyn explained that the ball was quite battered but was good enough to have a kickabout about the find on social media, Finglas Football Club pointed out that their under-9s found success at a tournament in Blackpool over Easter weekend but admitted that "a bit of shooting practice" may be needed for their under-12s team!
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
North Dublin Football club in need of ‘shooting practice' after ball ends up on Welsh beach
Last weekend, Andrew Jones and his son, Celyn, stumbled across the battered ball on Porth y Nant beach. The ball had 'Finglas United U12,' written on it. Andrew posted a picture of the ball on Facebook and said: 'Celyn and I went for a wander across the fields to Porth y Nant this afternoon where we found a football that belongs to Finglas United Youth FC under 12s from Dublin across the water in Ireland. 'If you want your ball back you are welcome to come and collect it from us.' Finglas United Youth FC replied: 'Thanks for finding our ball I think a bit of shooting practice is in order for our under 12 team. 'We have two of our teams sailing from Holyhead tomorrow we could swing by and pick it up.' Both Andrew and Director of Football Liam Tiernan spoke about the interaction on FM104. "I didn't realise until we left the beach that there was writing on the ball. I thought, oh, where's that?' Andrew said. 'Because Finglas is very similar to a Welsh word for a sort of blue border. I thought, 'Oh, is that in Wales? Where's that, I've not heard of that?' I googled it, and realised it was in Dublin." The club's Director of Football Liam Tiernan said that they're hoping to get it back soon. 'With the cost of living these days, I think every little helps. It wouldn't be a bad thing to get it back. "We got in contact with Andrew through Facebook yesterday, and we've agreed to meet up sometime in the next couple of weeks. 'We're always losing balls. On matchdays on the weekends, one or two balls will go missing. But I don't think anyone's putting their hands up for this one now, with the ball making it to Wales."
The Irish Sun
23-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Football kicked into Irish Sea from Dublin washes up in different country as family left shocked after beach discovery
A Welsh family made a surprising discovery during a seaside stroll over Easter holidays They incredibly stumbled upon a weathered football that had apparently floated across the Advertisement 2 The Welsh father and son were left stunned after seeing what was written on the ball 2 The ball was from Finglas United - 80 miles from the Dublin coast The football is thought to have travelled more than 80 miles from its home club. Andrew Jones and his 12-year-old son, Celyn, had been enjoying a walk along the remote beach at To their amazement, it was an old football. The ball was faded and scuffed from its time at sea. But still bearing the clear markings of 'Finglas United' - a well know grassroots football club based in north Dublin. Advertisement read more on football The club, which was founded in 2015, is well known for its strong community focus and local teams across a number of age grades. Andrew, who runs the nearby Pengraig Campsite, said he was shocked when he realised just how far the ball must have travelled. He said: "We were very surprised to find it. "It's a beautiful little cove - you have to climb down a cliff to get there - It's quite remote, so to find anything like that is rare, never mind a football that seems to have crossed the sea. Advertisement Most read in Football "It makes you wonder what else is out there, floating between us. It's a small world, really." The find has sparked curiosity about how the ball ended up in the water. Fire alarm at Stockley Park sees VAR SCRAPPED in middle of Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest match as statement released It's unclear exactly how it got there, it may have been swept into the sea during bad weather or washed away from a pitch. Whatever the case, it endured a long journey across open water to end up on the Welsh coast. Advertisement Despite being a little worse for wear, the ball remained largely intact. It was a small but fascinating of how the unexpected ways the Irish Sea can link the two nations.
Irish Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Football kicked into sea in Dublin washes up in another country
A family in Wales discovered a football which washed up 80 miles from its team's home in Ireland - after floating across the Irish Sea. Andrew Jones and his son, Celyn, 12, were "very surprised" to discover the ball on the small beach Porth y Nant, in Nant Gwrtheryn, on Easter Sunday. The football - which has seen better days - is clearly marked Finglas United, a club based in Dublin founded in 2015. Andrew, who runs the local Pengraig Campsite, said: "It's a beautiful little cove, you have to climb down a cliff to get there. It's a special spot - where else in the world would you want to be!"
