Irish Examiner View: End in sight for McCann’s long quest?

Gerry McCann arriving at the police station in Portimao, Portugal, for a formal interview in the investigation of the disappearance of his daughter Madeleine. A German prisoner has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine, detectives have revealed. The Metropolitan Police have not named the man, 43, who is described as white with short blond hair, possibly fair, and about 6ft tall with a slim build. (Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

Of all the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune, the unending agony endured by parents whose young children are missing – quite suddenly, not there – must without question be among the most unbearable.