THE GIRLFRIEND OF MISSING SLIGO MAN EOGHAN TIMONEY HAS SPOKEN ABOUT HER WORRY AS SEARCHES ARE CONTINUING IN SPAIN.

36 YEARS OLD ENGLISH TEACHER EOGHAN, FROM SLIGO TOWN, WAS LAST SEEN A WEEK AGO TODAY IN THE NORTHERN SPANISH CITY OF GIJON AFTER TELLING HIS PARNTER ANALIA GARCIA THAT HE WAS GOING FOR A STROLL.

HE WAS LAST SEEN ABOUT THIS TIME (1.30PM ) LAST SUNDAY GETTING OFF A BUS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF GIJON NEAR TO AN AREA POPULAR WITH HILLWALKERS.

HE HAD LEFT THE FLAT THAT THEY SHARED IN THE CITY WITH JUST THE CLOTHES HE WAS WEARING AND A WALLET WITH A CREDIT CARD AND ABOUT 40 EURO IN CASH.

MS GARCIA SAYS EOGHAN’S DISAPPEARANCE IS TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER AND SHE SAYS SHE IS SICK WITH WORRY. SHE IS IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH EOGHAN’S PARENTS AND BROTHER MARK WHO HAS HELPED SET UP A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED "PRAYER, LIGHT, POSITIVITY FOR EOGHAN" AND HAVE A TWITTER CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO ASSIST IN THE SEARCH.