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

The mysterious case of Jimmy O’Neill

The disappearance of Jimmy O’Neill is one of Ireland’s longest-running mysteries. 

The 16-year-old messenger boy disappeared in 1947 after authorities accused him of stealing a postal order, and his family’s decades-long search has only raised more questions about the conduct of local Gardaí at the time.

With most of his surviving family now deceased, Jimmy’s brother Frank continues to search for answers, following traces of Jimmy to Liverpool and beyond.

Today’s guest on the Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast is Alison O’Reilly, and you can read her coverage of this case at IrishExaminer.com.