A man has been arrested in connection with the hijacking of a car in Dublin with a baby girl in it. The incident occurred in Mountjoy Square in Dublin city centre on Monday afternoon. The girl was in the back of a silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback when it was stolen from Mountjoy Square West about 1.50pm on Monday.

It had initially been thought that the suspect, who has more than a dozen criminal convictions, didn’t know the five month old girl was in the back of the vehicle when he carjacked it in central Dublin on Monday – but gardai now believe he was fully aware.

Daisy Hall, a five month old baby, was in the Silver Nissan Qashqai Hatchback taken at Mountjoy Square on Monday

GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED a Child Rescue Alert for 5-month-old Daisy Hall after a Silver Nissan Qashqai that was stolen in Dublin city this afternoon. The car was stolen from the Mountjoy Square area of Dublin with the young girl on board.

Officers said a five-month-old baby was in a silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback when it was hijacked in Dublin earlier on Monday.

The car was hijacked by a man who is not known to Daisy or her family. Daisy was in the car when it was taken. Following investigations to date, An Garda Síochána now have serious concerns that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of Daisy.

Alert about a baby girl who is believed to be in serious danger after the car she was in was hijacked this afternoon. Gardaí have launched a widespread appeal to track down 5-month-old Daisy Hall, with serious concerns that there is "an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare" of the baby girl after she was abducted by a stranger.

The silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback was last seen in the Mountjoy Square area of Dublin city on Monday afternoon.