Spotlight: ‘We will never stop looking for our loved ones’

The heartbroken families of Mary Boyle and hundreds of other missing persons — as well as gardaí and volunteers dedicated to finding those who have disappeared — have a simple message: If you know anything, no matter how small, come forward now

Left: An image of Mary Boyle shortly before she went missing on March 18, 1977. Right: An age progression image issued by An Garda Síochána showing how Mary Boyle may look today

At around 2pm, a little girl was sitting by a fire in her grandparents’ house in rural Donegal just before lunch.

The lively six-year-old suddenly motioned her mother over to her.