Philip Cairns: The Lost Boy
24 February - 1 hour 7 mins
Podcast Series
Lines of Enquiry
In October 1986, 13-year-old Philip Cairns became one of the most recognisable faces in Ireland.
The boy left his home in Dublin to walk back to school after lunch and vanished without a trace. His disappearance gripped the nation, changed how parents viewed their children’s safety, and left a family living with unanswered questions for nearly four decades.
In this episode of Lines of Enquiry, John revisits one of Ireland’s most haunting missing person cases and asks what really happened to the boy who never came home.
An Garda Síochána have told us the investigation into the disappearance of Philip Cairns remains active and ongoing. Gardaí are keen to speak to people who may have been yo...
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