Tag: Philip Cairns


  • Mother of Missing Irish Schoolboy Philip Cairns Dies

    Mother of Missing Irish Schoolboy Philip Cairns Dies

    Overview Alice Cairns, the mother of Philip Cairns, the Dublin schoolboy who disappeared in 1986, has passed away. Her death closes a long chapter in a case that has haunted Ireland for decades, as families and investigators continued to seek answers about what happened to Philip as he made his way back to Coláiste Éanna…

  • Mother of missing schoolboy Philip Cairns dies in Dublin

    Mother of missing schoolboy Philip Cairns dies in Dublin

    Tragic development in a long‑running case The family of Philip Cairns has been jolted by the news that his mother, Alice Cairns, has died. Philip, 13, vanished in October 1986 in Dublin, a case that has haunted the city and drawn sustained scrutiny from families, investigators, and the wider public for decades. The death of…

  • Philip Cairns: Mother of Missing Schoolboy Dies

    Philip Cairns: Mother of Missing Schoolboy Dies

    Tragic update in a decades-long mystery The mother of Philip Cairns, the Dublin schoolboy who vanished in 1986, has died. Alice Cairns’s death brings a somber moment to a case that has haunted families and stoked ongoing questions in Ireland for nearly four decades. Philip, then 13, disappeared on 23 October 1986 while returning to…