Groups join forces in missing persons alliance

The founder of the Missing in Ireland Support Service hopes to establish a missing persons alliance next year to ease the burden on families experiencing the sudden disappearance of a loved one.

On the eve of the first annual National Missing Persons’ Day, which will be marked by events tomorrow, Dermot Browne said he also hoped a smart phone app could be developed that would help publicise cases of missing people and link families and friends to support services.

Mr Browne said a number of meetings had been held with different groups around the country and more would take place in January in an effort to form an alliance.