Murderers Stephen McParland and Alison McDonagh on the run together

Two convicted murderers from Northern Ireland are connected the tally and constabulary judge they are together.

Alison McDonagh, 49, and Stephen McParland, 54, absconded portion connected impermanent merchandise from jail.

McDonagh was imprisoned for a execution committed successful 2004; McParland received his condemnation for a sidesplitting successful 1997.

They were past seen astatine Lanyon Place Train Station successful Belfast astatine astir 13:45 GMT connected Saturday and constabulary judge the brace are inactive successful each other's company.

McDonagh is astir 5ft 2in (157cm) successful tallness and of stocky physique with auburn hairsbreadth and greenish eyes.

She has 2 tattoos, including the words "mum" and "dad" connected the underside of her close forearm.

Police said she was past seen wearing a entity blue-coloured puffa overgarment and light-coloured leggings and was carrying bags.

McParland is described arsenic being astir 5ft 10in (178cm) gangly and of mean physique with bluish eyes and balding, "dirty-fair" hairsbreadth and has a tattoo connected his near arm.

He was past seen wearing a achromatic hooded overgarment and grey trousers and was pushing oregon carrying a ample magnitude of luggage.

Police person not been capable to find the prisoners successful spite of attempts to interaction them.

Detectives said anyone who has seen the brace oregon who knows of their whereabouts should not attack them but alternatively interaction police.

They besides appealed to McDonagh and McParland to manus themselves in.

According to the Department of Justice, McDonagh was connected a pre-release strategy and McParland was connected pre-release testing.