Irish Examiner view: Missing children shame us all

In this case, Kyran Durnin was living in Donabate but has not been seen since he was around three and a half years old. If alive, he would now be seven years of age. Picture: Garda Press Office
It is almost exactly a year since the tragic Kyran Durnin story first emerged. He has not been seen in public since 2022, when he was six years old, and it is widely believed that he has been killed but his remains have not been discovered.
This horrifying story has still not reached a conclusion, and when it first came to light, a very obvious question was asked: How could a child vanish from sight for years on end without the relevant State agencies and authorities becoming involved?