Missing girl’s sister to take legal action against gardaí

The twin sister of Ireland’s longest-missing person is to take legal action against the gardaí, the Donegal coroner and the Government over what she alleges is Ireland’s failure to uphold the right to an effective investigation into her disappearance.

Six-year-old Mary Boyle went missing from her grandparents’ rural Co Donegal home on St Patrick’s Day in 1977.

Ann Doherty confirmed her intention to take legal action in a documentary, Mary Boyle — The Untold Story, which was released online this week.