Missing schoolboy Philip Cairns and heroic coastguard volunteer Caitriona Lucas, who took part in many search operations, have been remembered at a ceremony today.
Family members of missing people and the Tanaiste were among the guests at an event in Farmleigh House in Dublin this afternoon to mark National Missing Persons Day.
Sandra Cairns, whose brother Philip Cairns vanished on his school lunch hour aged 13 in 1986, spoke at the event.
Philip, from Rathfarnham in south Dublin, had only started secondary school the previous month.
Despite extensive searches of the area and other areas in Dublin no trace of the youngster was ever found.
Ms Cairns told those at Farmleigh House that the public had shown great support to her family.
But she said a recent social media campaign related to the case "has been shocking and deeply distressing”, according to RTE.
Meanwhile, Michael Deely, the dad of a Dublin man who went missing 16 years ago, also attended the event.
Trevor Deely from Naas in Co Kildare, went missing on 8 December 2000 aged 22. He had been at a Christmas office party in Dublin and was last seen in the Baggot Street/Leeson Street area.
A new investigation into his disappearance has been opened.
Minister David Stanton also spoke at the event and thanked gardai for their work and continued support for families whose loved ones go missing.
“I also think it is important on this day that we remember Irish Coast Guard Volunteer, Caitriona Lucas who gave her life in the line of duty in September this year,” he said.
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