THE IRISH RUGBY coach missing in the south-east of England has been found safe.

A search was launched in the early hours of Thursday morning for Mick Finnegan after police received a call from a member of the public concerned for the his welfare.

It sparked a social media campaign #FindMickFinn to locate the 31-year-old Dubliner who works as a coach for rugby club London Irish.

This evening, a number of Finnegan’s friends have tweeted that they have been in contact with him and he is safe.