, 300px wide One month later, on 22 October 1986, a decomposed body washed up on a beach close to the seaside village of Silecroft in Cumbria, northern England. For instance, there is one case of a man who entered the river Liffey and his body was washed up in Blackpool. After he went missing, his family contacted local gardaí and a missing person's investigation began. He is described as being approximately 5 foot 5 with a slight build, grey hair and brown eyes. Today, due to the solving of a number of cold cases, we know there have been a number of incidents where people have entered the water on the Irish coast and their bodies washed across the Irish Sea to Wales and England. It was a very simple procedure - a swab of the inside of her mouth. He is described as being 5’4” in height, with short, light brown hair, blue eyes and a slight build. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, The latest Irish and international sports news for readers and members, A platform helping fund the type of in-depth journalism that the public wants to see, This is YOUR comments community. Covid-19 spreading 'disproportionately' among young people, CMO warns, as 334 new cases confirmed, Gardaí investigate discovery of a man in unexplained circumstances, Donegal TD calls for further financial support for business closed due to level 3 restrictions, Covid-19: Micheál Martin to highlight importance of international co-operation in first UN speech, Breonna Taylor protesters march for fourth straight night, North Korea accuses South Korea of intrusion to find official’s body, Belarus tells UN sanctions would be ‘harmful for everyone’, 'Nobody cares for the players' moans Guardiola, as Gabriel Jesus joins Man City injury list, Public health expert warns of increased restrictions in Cork city as Covid-19 cases rise, US President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Gardaí to investigate organisers of anti-lockdown rally in Donegal. Appeal to find teenage boy missing from Dublin since Wednesday Joseph Burns (15) was last seen in the Dublin 8 area two days ago. His family are ordinary people who have dealt with extraordinary events. Joseph (also known as Jodie) Burns was last seen on Wednesday in the Dublin 8 area. The process was complicated by the fact that in subsequent years after he was buried by the local council, two other bodies had been buried on top of the unidentified man. A man who had been missing from his home in Prussa Street, Dublin, has been located safe and well. Over the last number of years, Detective Garda Richie Lynch from the Garda Missing Persons Bureau was in contact with the family of Patrick Healy. Boards.ie | GARDAÍ ARE SEEKING the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from Dublin for two days. Sometimes when a body has been in the water for weeks or months it can be difficult to obtain a full DNA profile but following tests on the body after the exhumation, a most dramatic answer was forthcoming. Fora | Originally from Blackhorse Avenue, also in Cabra, Patrick was married to Josephine and they had three children. Support us now, Your contributions will help us continue If you are a family member of a missing person and wish to learn more about unidentified bodies please contact me in confidence at barry.cummins@rte.ie. It was clear the body had been in the water for weeks. Mobile phones were unheard of and the internet and email were a long way off. The unidentified man's body had decomposed to such an extent that a visual identification was simply not possible. Mr Siddle travelled to meet Alison and her mother in Dublin in February in advance of the planned exhumation. Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you. Gardaí did what they could at the time in terms of an investigation. Patrick Healy was last seen alive on 20 September 1986 at his home at Attracta Road in Cabra on Dublin's northside. A search of the mouth of the Liffey and the seashore around Dollymount and the Bull Wall failed to find any trace of the pensioner. The Explainer is a weekly podcast from TheJournal.ie that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. When Patrick's body was returned home to Dublin, a private cremation service was conducted. Greg McDonough, an Irishman living in China gives an account of ‘normal’ life after lockdown, where tough but fair measures are now in place. Another man who entered the water somewhere in Dublin was washed up the Irish coast to Co Louth, and more than one body has travelled south from Howth or Bray to Wexford. Forensic science at the time was very limited.