Missing people

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MISSING BOY PHILIP CAIRNS AGE 13...
Mother of missing schoolboy Philip Cairns dies 'suddenly but peacefully'
In 2016, Ms Cairns said she had clung to the hope that Philip would return for decades

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Migration and staffing among issues hampering Tusla’s work, PAC to hear
Migration and staffing among issues hampering Tusla’s work, PAC to hear
Tusla has been under increased fire in recent months over alleged gaps in its engagement with the families of vulnerable children such as Daniel Aruebose

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

The system has let us down, says brother of missing woman Imelda Keenan
The system has let us down, says brother of missing woman Imelda Keenan
Gerry Keenan had been hoping, after 32 years of anguish, that the investigation into the disappearence of his sister Imelda Keenan — like others in recent times — would be upgraded to a murder inquiry.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Sad boy standing alone in the hallway
Children’s Ombudsman and Tusla chief to address seminar on our most vulnerable children
End Child Poverty Week is intended to highlight child poverty and its impact on children, young people, and families, ahead of Budget 2026

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Irish mum 'still in the dark’ about her children who were abducted in Egypt in 2022
Irish mum 'still in the dark’ about her children who were abducted in Egypt in 2022
Mandy Kelly's husband and children remain 'unlocatable' despite courts in Ireland and Egypt ruling that he should return children to her

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

'Differing and changing accounts' hamper investigation as gardaí search for missing boy feared dead
'Differing and changing accounts' hamper investigation as gardaí search for missing boy feared dead
Detectives are talking to the boy’s parents — who are said to be 'engaging'

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Vigil to mark the anniversary of Kyran Durnin's disappearance 
Vigil to mark the anniversary of Kyran Durnin's disappearance 
The little boy, who would be nine this year, is believed to have been murdered, with the last known images of him believed to have been taken in June 2022

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Kyran Durnin missing
Gardaí make fresh appeal for information about missing boy Kyran Durnin 
Amid its ongoing investigation into the whereabouts of the Dundalk child, gardaí urged the public not to assume that the investigation team knows the information they may have

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

John Keaveney: Renewed appeal for man who went missing in Cork in 2023
John Keaveney: Renewed appeal for man who went missing in Cork in 2023
43-year-old John Keaveney went missing in Cork between midnight and 12.30am on Monday, August 21, 2023

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Investigators launch a forensic search of open ground as part of the decades-old case into Fiona Sinnott’s suspected murder

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Gardaí ask anyone who has information about man murdered in 2009 to come forward
Gardaí ask anyone who has information about man murdered in 2009 to come forward
20-year-old Paul ‘Frank’ Byrne was last seen with other men on July 15, 2009, and his remains were found just a year later

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Searches of house in Annie McCarrick murder investigation conclude
Searches of house in Annie McCarrick murder investigation conclude
Specialist officers commenced the searches at the property in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, earlier this month

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Gardaí putting 'significant amount' of evidence to suspect in Annie McCarrick case
Gardaí putting 'significant amount' of evidence to suspect in Annie McCarrick case
Gardaí investigating Annie McCarrick's 1993 disappearance arrested a suspect on Thursday morning. Simultaneously, a house in Clondalkin was cordoned off for a detailed search

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Fiona Pender case: Second search operation in Co Laois concludes
Fiona Pender case: Second search operation in Co Laois concludes
Gardaí said the results of the searches are not being released for operational reasons

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Fiona Pender case: Searches conclude as gardaí continue to appeal for information
Fiona Pender case: Searches conclude as gardaí continue to appeal for information
The search operation, which involved land excavation and forensic and technical examinations, concluded on Tuesday 

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Investigation into disappearance of Fiona Pender upgraded to murder
Investigation into disappearance of Fiona Pender upgraded to murder
Fiona Pender was last seen at around 6am on the morning of Friday, August 23 1996, at her flat on Church Street in Tullamore

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Silhouette of a boy in the fog
Concern at lack of detail and data on missing child cases
Some 8,154 of the 11,085 missing person incidents reported last year related to children

Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

Michael Gaine missing
Michael Gaine search: Gardaí dismiss rumours as investigation continues
The investigation remains one of a missing person, according to gardaí, with no evidence to date to suggest foul play

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

PSNI renew appeal for information on Mayo man missing in Northern Ireland
PSNI renew appeal for information on Mayo man missing in Northern Ireland
A member of the public has since come forward to the PSNI to advise them that they saw a man with a backpack hitch-hiking at the Lisnakilly roundabout outside Limavady at around 4.45pm on Monday, April 14

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

Michael Gaine — Gardaí have not indicated foul play 'as of yet'
Michael Gaine — Gardaí have not indicated foul play 'as of yet'
At AGSI conference, justice minister Jim O'Callaghan appeals for information about farmer last seen in Kenmare Centra on March 20

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Michael Gaine missing
Gardaí no closer to finding Kerry farmer Michael Gaine but believe he may still be alive
In making another appeal for information, gardaí have also urged him — if he is still alive — to make contact with them

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

One-time suspect in case of missing Annie McCarrick was interviewed by gardaí in France
One-time suspect in case of missing Annie McCarrick was interviewed by gardaí in France
The man, originally from Dublin, was interviewed in a French hospital due to long-term health issues and is believed to be one of two brothers who emerged as suspects in 2023

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Defence Forces join search for missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
Defence Forces join search for missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
Up to 50 Defence Forces members assist in searching rough terrain as gardaí appeal for public information on his whereabouts

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Michael Gaine missing
Gardaí renew dashcam footage appeal in search for missing farmer Michael Gaine
Gardaí made a fresh appeal for information this morning, saying that they are not requesting the assistance of the general public for further searches at this time

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Garda divers brought in to help search for missing Kerry sheep farmer 
Garda divers brought in to help search for missing Kerry sheep farmer 
Michael Gaine, 56, has not been seen since about noon last Thursday

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Gardaí seeking assistance in finding girl, 14, missing in Navan
Gardaí seeking assistance in finding girl, 14, missing in Navan
Destiny Dempsey was last seen in the Navan area at approximately 1.30pm on Friday, March 7

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Gardaí investigating murder of Elizabeth Clarke complete searches at Meath property
Gardaí investigating murder of Elizabeth Clarke complete searches at Meath property
Elizabeth Clarke was officially reported missing in January 2015 by her estranged family who hadn't seen her in over a year

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Elizabeth Clarke missing
Search continues at house in Meath as gardaí probe 2013 disappearance of Elizabeth Clarke
An Garda Síochána appealed for anyone with information about Elizabeth Clarke's disappearance to come forward after they re-classified the case as a murder investigation

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

Missing Meath mother’s case reclassified as murder investigation
Missing Meath mother’s case reclassified as murder investigation
Elizabeth Clarke was officially reported missing by her family in January of 2015 and a full investigation into her disappearance was subsequently launched

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Jimmy O'Neill letter to be forensically examined 77 years after his disappearance 
Jimmy O'Neill letter to be forensically examined 77 years after his disappearance 
His only surviving sibling, Frank O’Neill, told the Irish Examiner that a detective in Waterford, now deceased, had falsely accused his brother of stealing a postal order and 'ran him out of the country'

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Family and gardaí concerned for welfare of missing Limerick man
Family and gardaí concerned for welfare of missing Limerick man
Luke Price is missing from his home in Mountkennet

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Will we ever solve the mystery of Ireland's unidentified human remains? 
Will we ever solve the mystery of Ireland's unidentified human remains? 
More than 360 families of missing people have submitted DNA in a bid to find their loved ones since establishment of a samples database almost a decade ago

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Bid to identify man who died in Cork hospital fails
Bid to identify man who died in Cork hospital fails
No positive DNA match has been made to the man, who died in September 2021

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Who are the 137 children missing in Ireland since 1977?
S Who are the 137 children missing in Ireland since 1977?
More than 130 children who have gone missing in Ireland since 1977 have never been found, with the vast majority migrant children

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Missing woman
Vast majority of missing children in Ireland are migrant kids
More than 130 children who have gone missing in Ireland since 1977 have never been found, with the vast majority migrant children

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Mystery around why missing Imelda Keenan went to Waterford post office on bank holiday
Mystery around why missing Imelda Keenan went to Waterford post office on bank holiday
Gardaí say they are trying to establish why Imelda Keenan went to the post office on Waterford's quays on a bank holiday, when it was closed

Sun, 05 Jan, 2025

‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
Jimmy O’Neill disappeared 77 years ago, falsely accused of robbery. He was never formally interviewed, yet his brother maintains that he ran in fear of a ‘bad detective’

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Gardaí concerned for welfare of missing Kildare man
Gardaí concerned for welfare of missing Kildare man
Justin O’Connor, 41, is missing from Celbridge since the evening of Tuesday, December 3

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

National Missing Persons Day
Missing Persons: Imelda Keenan's niece hits out at garda investigation into her disappearance
Regina Kerry was speaking at the National Missing Person’s Day event at Croke Park on Wednesday

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Gardaí investigating Jo Jo Dullard murder complete search near Wicklow/Kildare border
Gardaí investigating Jo Jo Dullard murder complete search near Wicklow/Kildare border
Jo Jo's disappearance was upgraded to murder back in 2020

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Willie Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane missing
William Maughan and partner were 'discarded like a bag of rubbish', says father
Garda searches are under way for the bodies of Willie Maughan and his pregnant partner, Ana Varslavane, who are believed to have been killed by one of the feuding gangs in Drogheda, Co Louth, on April 14, 2015

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Family appeal for help to find bodies of couple believed murdered by gang nine years ago
Family appeal for help to find bodies of couple believed murdered by gang nine years ago
On Friday gardaí started a search of open lands in north Co Dublin which is set to continue over the coming days

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Search for missing swimmer off Galway coast heads into fourth day
Search for missing swimmer off Galway coast heads into fourth day
The woman, aged in her 30s, was reported missing on Tuesday after failing to return from a swim close to Silverstrand beach

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Jo Jo Dullard
Families of missing people to demand changes to how cases are handled
Meeting with Commissioner Drew Harris comes as a garda search was continuing as part of a probe into the murder of missing woman Jo Jo Dullard

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

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