On this day, 11th February, in the year 2000, Gussie Shanahan (my first cousin) disappeared from the streets of Limerick. There has been so much speculation and so little hard evidence to reveal what happened to him. But those who keep the silence are equally guilty for whatever happened.

National Missing Persons day this year takes place on Wednesday 7th December 2016. It is an opportunity to highlight the appeals for those who are missing and to remember their relatives and friends. The State will mark this event with an annual gathering at Farmleigh House. 

The National Missing Persons Helpline and MISS are having their AGM on Saturday 19th November 2016 in the Maldron Hotel,(formally Bewleys), Newlands Cross at 12 pm. All are invited to attend especially those interested in becoming members and volunteers.Please confirm if you are attending as we need the numbers for the hotel to cater for...

Jo  Jo Dullard disappeared 21 years ago at the age of 21.  The annual gathering to remember Jo Jo will take place on Sunday November 13th 2016 beginning at 2 pm at Kilkenny Castle entrance and walking to the Missing Persons Monument.  All Welcome.   Mary Kealy.  Pro Kilkenny Gospel Choir.

‘A Candle For You – An evening of music and reflection to remember Missing Persons’ takes place in St Patrick’s Church Celbridge Co Kildare on Friday 21st October  at 8PM. It is hosted by Fr Brian McKittrick and Sr Marie Dunne CHF. All donations are to support the National Missing Persons Helpline. See Poster 

The University of Portsmouth in the UK has a “Centre for the Study of Missing  Persons”. The director of the Centre is  Dr. Karen Shalev Greene. Dr Greene has done extensive research in the area of “Missing Persons” and has a new research book which will be published at the end of October 2016: “Missing...

The recent news that there are new leads in the case of  missing school boy Philip Cairns is welcome. But there are some very troubling aspects to the new information as reported. It is hard to understand how someone could have remained silent for 30 years but welcome that the person did come forward. It...

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the family of Nancy Shanahan, mother of missing Gussie Shanahan from Limerick and my Aunt, who died yesterday 13th May 2016. Nancy never gave up searching or gave up the hope of finding her son Gussie. It is 16 years since he disappeared from the streets of...

Today Thursday 11th February 2016, Gussie Shanahan is 16 years missing from Limerick City. The last image of him is a black and white video footage of him leaving Cooper’s bar on Joseph Street Limerick on Friday 11th February 2000 at 23.28. Outside there is a parked car with a woman sitting in it and Gussie...

The National Missing Persons Helpline is operated by Missing in Ireland Support Service (MISS) a registered Charity.  Their mission as a non-profit Organisation is to bring hope to families and friends of Missing Persons by providing resources and support. They also aim to create public awareness of Missing Persons though a variety of educational activities....