GARDAÍ HAVE FOUND a missing three-year-old girl safe and well.

Grace Penar Turner and her mother, 40-year-old, Anna Penar Turner had gone missing from their home in Rathfarnham in Dublin but were last seen in Tara, Co Meath this morning at 9.45am.

In a statement, gardaí said they had serious concerns for the welfare of the child, but Grace and Anna Penar Turner both been found safe and well.

Gardai expressed their thanks to the public and media for their assistance in this matter.

Additional reporting by Paul Hosford