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JIMMY O'NEILL: VANISHED WITHOUT TRACE - Ireland's Oldest Missing Person Case - EP63

Jimmy O'Neill, aged 16, disappeared from Waterford City on December 15th 1947, just over 77 years ago.

 His case remains the oldest active missing person case in Ireland. He worked for a shipping company in the local Waterford City area. If Jimmy O’Neill is still alive, he would recently have celebrated his 93rd birthday. However, his family have strong reasons (beyond just the passing of time) to believe that he is no longer alive and in March 2023 decided to add his name to the family's headstone in Ballygunner, Co. Waterford.

His case is also the oldest Radio Espial has ever investigated and we are grateful for the information provided by Jimmy’s remaining family members.

 

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  1. Kathllen13 February 2026 at 13:47

    Ri think Jimmy is my dad . He changed surname to I callaghM but brother looks like my dad n child pic is identical to my brother who passed my dad said he stowed on a boat to UK dna is in ancestry heritry UK UK he had seven siblings. In UK but died when I was

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