philip cairns

Gardaí renew appeal for information on 35th anniversary of Philip Cairns disappearance

Gardaí renew appeal for information on 35th anniversary of Philip Cairns disappearance

Philip Cairns was last seen in 1986. On the afternoon of 23rd October 1986, Philip Cairns disappeared as he walked from his home to his school, Coláiste Éanna, Ballyoran. Despite a lengthy Garda investigation into trying to establish his whereabouts, he has never been located. Philip had left his new school, Coláiste Éanna, at 12.50pm […]

4 years ago

Missing Children: Gardaí May Reopen Cold Cases Following Paedophile’s Death

Missing Children: Gardaí May Reopen Cold Cases Following Paedophile’s Death

Gardaí in Dublin are likely to investigate a potential link between paedophile radio host Eamon Cooke and some of the country’s oldest unsolved missing children cases.  “Captain” Eamonn Cooke, who died earlier this month aged 79, was the former owner of pirate radio station Radio Dublin. He is suspected of killing Philip Cairns, a 13-year-old schoolboy who […]

10 years ago