A man who disappeared 34 years ago has been located deceased abroad, with his family informed of the development.
Patrick (Patsy) O'Sullivan was 35 years old when he went missing in 1992. His last known contact with his family was in Lombardstown, County Cork in April that year, on the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, after he had returned from work in County Kerry. He was due to return to see his family in the following weeks for a Christening, but he never turned up at the event and has been missing ever since.
Family's long search
Patsy would often go away to work for weeks at a time in different locations, but he would always maintain contact with his family and return periodically. Over the years, his family never gave up hope of finding him and made a fresh appeal for information as recently as July of this year.
They also used social media to appeal to people in County Kerry and beyond for any information they might have, no matter how small. The case was shared on Crimecall on a number of occasions, including last year, when he would have been 68 years old.
Garda statement
Patsy was the middle child of seven siblings, with his two brothers previously speaking to RTE about the pain they have felt since he went missing. His brother Jerry said: “He just stopped coming home.” Jerry also recalled his brother having a “heart of gold”, while other brother Eugene said he always “enjoyed his life to the full.”
In this evening's update, a Garda spokesperson said: "The missing person, Patrick (Patsy) O’Sullivan, whose last known contact with his family was in Lombardstown, County Cork in April 1992, has been located. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and public for their assistance."
