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<p>Emer O’Loughlin's remains were found in a caravan owned by John 'Fozzie’ Griffin near the mobile home she shared with her boyfriend, Shane Bowe. File picture</p>

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Gardaí renew appeal 21 years after murder of student in Clare

The remains of Emer O’Loughlin, a 23 year-old student, were found in a burnt-out mobile home at Ballybornagh, Tubber, on April 8, 2005

<p>Dinny Kiely has been with Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery since its inception in 2001. Like other members of the group, he knows first-hand the pain suffered by families looking for missing loved ones. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit"> Pictures: Chani Anderson</span>
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'We never leave them alone': Meet the Cork search and recovery group helping families find closure

<p>Dr Ebun Joseph is to cite research carried out last year by the Irish Examiner, which found that more than 130 children and young people who have disappeared across Ireland since 1977, remain missing. </p>

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Anti-racism advocate to raise large number of foreign-born missing children with Government

Woman missing from Mallow Co Cork since Wednesday

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Woman missing from Mallow Co Cork since Wednesday

Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob missing

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Gardaí dig at Wicklow quarry in search linked to Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard murders

Search continues for Jo Jo and Deirdre at this lonely spot. And all their families can do is wait

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Search continues for Jo Jo and Deirdre at this lonely spot. And all their families can do is wait

Fresh search in Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob murder probes after information received by gardaí

Fresh search in Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob murder probes after information received by gardaí

The search was ordered after information was received that something was buried at the location, which would be of interest to gardaí in relation to a missing woman

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Gardaí make fresh appeal for information on Icelandic man who went missing seven years ago

Gardaí make fresh appeal for information on Icelandic man who went missing seven years ago

Jón Jónsson has not been seen since he went missing in Dublin in February 2019

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Gardaí renew appeal in decade-long disappearance of Tipperary mother-of-four

Gardaí renew appeal in decade-long disappearance of Tipperary mother-of-four

Gardaí are seeking fresh information into the disappearance of Bridget Madigan, last seen in Clonmel in February 2016

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

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Update: Missing Dublin teenager located safe and well

An Garda Síochána has thanked media and the public for their assistance.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Meet Ireland’s new search and rescue dogs trained to find missing people on land and water

Meet Ireland’s new search and rescue dogs trained to find missing people on land and water

A volunteer team and their dogs are pioneering Ireland’s first water search capability for missing persons and recovery operations

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

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Almost 2,000 Irish people needed consular assistance in 2025

The 1,981 cases in 2025 also included serious injuries, arrests, mental health issues, and deaths abroad

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

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Body found during search for missing man in Kerry

Gardaí have thanked local volunteers, the coastguard and civil defence for their help in finding Mr Downing

Thu, 01 Jan, 2026

Man to continue campaign to find missing sister for 'as long as I have breath in my body'

Man to continue campaign to find missing sister for 'as long as I have breath in my body'

In September, Imelda Keenan's family was informed by gardaí that there was not enough evidence to upgrade their investigation from that of a missing person to murder

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

MANDY KELLY

Mum makes new appeal for help as she prepares to spend a third Christmas without her sons

Mandy Kelly said that, in another similar case, France interceded at a higher level with a diplomatic note, and that Ireland should do likewise

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

Tipperary gardaí seek help to find missing teenagers believed to be in Dublin

Tipperary gardaí seek help to find missing teenagers believed to be in Dublin

Julia Laskowska, 15, and Sadie Nally, 13, were last seen in Tipperary Town this afternoon and are believed to be travelling together

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The decades-long search for missing teen Jimmy O’Neill

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The decades-long search for missing teen Jimmy O’Neill

Jimmy O’Neill vanished in 1947, and his brother Frank is still uncovering new leads in a case riddled with unanswered questions

Listen | Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Tusla refers child missing from school to gardaí

Tusla refers child missing from school to gardaí

'Children absent in education' section has been established within the agency

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Brother of child missing since 1947 to address National Missing Persons Day event

Brother of child missing since 1947 to address National Missing Persons Day event

James Malachy 'Jimmy' O’Neill's family kept the circumstances of his disappearance a secret due to 'fear of repercussions from a local garda'

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Man 'still waiting for answers' from gardaí investigating his brother's disappearance 78 years ago

Man 'still waiting for answers' from gardaí investigating his brother's disappearance 78 years ago

Frank O’Neill, the brother of Ireland’s longest-missing child, said: 'I have received little or no help because I spoke out about one bad garda'

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

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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