A reveller who lost his car after forgetting where he had parked it asked the public for help following an unsuccessful three-week search.
Kieran, from County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, had been celebrating a friend’s stag in Cork, 150 miles from home, before he realised his predicament.
After a lengthy search for the vehicle, the disheartened Irishman decided to share his story on the radio in a last-ditch attempt to find it.
Talking on RedFM Kieran said had visited almost 60 different estates in the city in the weeks since his ‘nightmare’ began.
Fortunately, the radio appeal worked and a listener located his wine-coloured Skoda Superb a 40-minute walk outside the city centre.
Kieran, who was only identified by his first name on the radio, called the Neil Prendeville Show on Wednesday morning to explain his dilemma.
‘I got into Cork late at night and couldn’t find anywhere to park in the city.
‘I was fed up, so drove way out towards the south of the city.
A reveller who lost his car after forgetting where he had parked it asked the public for help following an unsuccessful three-week search (stock image of Cork City)
Kieran, from County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland , had been celebrating a friend’s stag in Cork, 150 miles from home, before he realised his predicament. (stock image of Cork City)
Fortunately, the radio appeal worked and a listener located his wine-coloured Skoda Superb a 40-minute walk outside the city centre (stock image)
‘I’m not too sure how far I drove but I parked it up in an estate, and since then I haven’t laid an eye on the car,’ he said.
Kieran had been enjoying his first night out in Cork before he realised he had misplaced his vehicle.
‘I met the best people and had great craic,’ he told the programme.
But, by Sunday when it was time to go home, he said he couldn’t get his bearings or remember what estate he had parked in.
‘One of the boys stayed back with me and we drove around Cork for the guts of five hours looking for this car.
‘I’ve put so many hours into trying to find this car, it’s actually the stupidest thing I’ve ever done.
‘It’s just been a nightmare,’ he said.
Kieran told presenter Neil Prendeville that he had been through 59 different estates in the suburbs of Cork, taking note of every single one.
He had also been in contact with Irish police and had checked if the car had been removed and impounded.
‘They were very professional,’ he said – but could not help him.
Anglesea Street Garda station in Cork told BBC News NI that the car was reported missing, but they could not do anything because they didn’t know where it was.
They said there was no reason to believe that a crime had been committed.
Kieran offered a €200 (£171) reward to anyone who was able to help him locate his car.
Within minutes of his plea to the radio programme, a local woman called to say she had spotted the car in an estate in Ballyphehane.
Kieran now appears to have recover from the ordeal ‘I’m cracking up over it, I want to put this to bed and get on with my life,’ he said.
