Search for Offaly farmer continues in Galway
Thirty-year-old Eamon Kinahan was last seen at a pub on Cross Street around 2.40am on Friday, July 30, when he got separated from his friends.
He had been staying in a local B&B but did not return to his accommodation.
A farmer who lived with his parents in Clara, Co Offaly, Mr Kinahan had been visiting Galway for the annual racing festival.
His family were not unduly worried when they could not reach him Friday afternoon, one of Mr Kinahan’s two sisters, Maura, said yesterday.
But their concerns grew that night when Eamon failed to respond to phone calls and text messages from both them and his friends.
Maura, who lives in England, her sister Patricia, and almost 100 friends travelled to Galway at the weekend and began searching for him.
Garda air support and sub-aqua units were called in to assist with the search. But it has so far proved fruitless.
Friends said Eamon’s disappearance was completely out of character, saying he was in perfect health with no emotional problems at the time he went missing.
His sister said he was quiet by nature with an acerbic wit. He had often been described as “happy-go-lucky”, she added.
The day before his disappearance, he and Maura had been swapping text messages, joking about different matters.
Yesterday, she appealed for anybody with information on Eamon’s disappearance to contact the local gardaí.
“Somebody, somewhere, must have seen something,” she said.
Eamon is described as being around 6’1”, of thin build, and with short brown hair. When last seen, he was wearing a navy blazer, a light-blue check shirt, navy trousers, and black shoes.
Gardaí in Galway can be reached on 091-538000.
About 2,000 people are reported missing in Ireland every year.
The vast majority turn up. An average of 50 are found dead, while at the end of the year, upwards of 40 people may still be missing.
