MISSING: MONICA RIORDAN

MISSING: MONICA RIORDAN - 2011 (E80)

On the morning of Tuesday, December 20th, 2011, 39-year-old Monica Riordan left her workplace at Pobal on Holles Street in Dublin. By nightfall, she had vanished. Originally from Finglas and living in Navan, Co. Meath, Monica was seen several times throughout Dublin city centre that day.

CCTV captured her movements as she appeared increasingly disoriented and distressed, making multiple emergency calls and walking alone through the Docklands in cold, wet conditions. Her mobile phone was later found near the Grand Canal, and weeks later her handbag was recovered from the River Liffey.

Despite extensive searches, Garda appeals, and tireless efforts by her family and colleagues, Monica was never found. In this episode of Radio Espial - True Crime, we reconstruct Monica Riordan’s final known day through a detailed timeline — tracing confirmed sightings, public appeals, investigative efforts, and the inquest findings — while keeping the focus on facts, compassion, and the unanswered questions that still surround her disappearance.

If you have any information relating to this case, Gardaí ask that you contact Pearse Street Garda Station (call 01 666 9000) or the Garda Confidential Line (call 1800 666 111), both accessible in Ireland for reporting information to An Garda Síochána.

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