GARDAI have issued a new appeal for a missing restaurant worker who “stopped coming home” 32 years ago.
Patrick (Patsy) O’Sullivan was last in contact with his family in Lombardstown, Co Cork in April 1992.
At the time of his disappearance, Patsy was 35 years old.
Patsy is described as being five foot 10 in height, of a slim build with fair to brown hair, green eyes and would now be 67-years-old.
Gardai and Patsy’s family have issued a new appeal on RTE’s Crimecall in hopes of locating him.
Patsy’s disappearance remains a mystery and many questions have been raised in the 32 years since.
WHEN WAS PATSY LAST SEEN?
The exact moment of when Patsy was last seen remains unclear.
The last known contact he had with his family was some time in April of 1992 in his hometown of Lombardstown.
According to Gardai, he was known to often go away for work, often for weeks at a time.
At times, this brought him to various locations.
Despite constantly being on the go, Patsy would maintain contact with his family and return periodically.
At the time of his disappearance, Patsy had been working in Kerry and went to visit his family home on the weekend of the Easter Bank Holiday. Easter Sunday fell on April 19 this year.
Patsy had been due to return home again for a Christening only a few weeks later but never showed.
There have been no reported sightings of Patsy since.
HOW HAS THE CASE EVOLVED?
When Patsy failed to return home to Cork for the Christening, and no contact was made with family, they began their search.
Patsy had been living in the Killarney area of Kerry and worked in restaurants and kitchens.
This led him to often travel throughout the county, but once he hadn’t been in contact for an unusual amount of time, the family began searching the area, as well as Cork and Waterford.
Since 2015, Garda PJ Roche has been covering Patsy’s case.
Despite various checks with all of the regular government bodies in the case, there has been no sign of him since.
All DNA database checks and requests for help from Interpol have also all come back with nothing in the search for Patsy.
The family are now making a renewed appeal to the public in hopes someone has encountered him over the last 32 years.
Garda Roche said: “It’s 32 years now since Patsy went missing.
“We’re hoping that anyone who might have known or worked with Patsy at the time, might have any information that might help in this investigation.”
HOW HAVE THE FAMILY DEALT WITH THIS?
Patsy’s family has been left devastated by their brother’s disappearance.
Patsy was the middle child of seven siblings, with his two brothers speaking to RTE about the pain they have been left with since.
His brother Jerry simply put it: “He just stopped coming home.”
Jerry also recalled his brother having a “heart of gold”, while other brother Eugene said he always “enjoyed his life to the full.”
Recounting the family’s pain, Eugene says it is “not hearing from him for that amount of time…it’s just heartbreaking.”
Anyone with information on Patsy’s whereabouts is asked to contact Gardaí in Mallow on 022 314 50 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
