![Philip Cairns's mother says she'll forgive the man who may be responsible for her son's disappearance Philip Cairns's mother says she'll forgive the man who may be responsible for her son's disappearance](http://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2016/06/file-photo-alice-cairns-was-talking-to-rte-radio-this-morning-about-her-heartbreak-of-losing-philip-end-2-752x501.jpg)
Philip Cairns's mother says she'll forgive the man who may be responsible for her son's disappearance
![Philip Cairns: Gardai urging people with info on schoolboy's disappearance to come forward 35 years on - Dublin Live Philip Cairns: Gardai urging people with info on schoolboy's disappearance to come forward 35 years on - Dublin Live](https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/incoming/article19123423.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_I201016_141907_570298oTextTRMRMMGLPICT000218696118o.jpg)
Philip Cairns: Gardai urging people with info on schoolboy's disappearance to come forward 35 years on - Dublin Live
National Missing Persons Helpline on Twitter: "Philip Cairns was 13yrs old when he went missing on 23 Oct 1986 from Ballyroan Dublin #PhilipCairns #IMCD #InternationalMissingChildrensDay #HelpBringThemHome https://t.co/5O35NoYpoQ" / Twitter
Gareth O'Callaghan - It's on quiet days like today that I think about Philip Cairns. And in doing so I find myself wondering if there are many others thinking about him also.
![This is the strongest lead we've ever had in Philip Cairns' case' - former detective Gerry O'Carroll - Independent.ie This is the strongest lead we've ever had in Philip Cairns' case' - former detective Gerry O'Carroll - Independent.ie](https://www.independent.ie/incoming/286c2/34791589.ece/AUTOCROP/h530/PL1697137186%20A%20Ga.jpg)
This is the strongest lead we've ever had in Philip Cairns' case' - former detective Gerry O'Carroll - Independent.ie
![Philip Cairns' mum says she would forgive the man who may be responsible for schoolboy's disappearance - Irish Mirror Online Philip Cairns' mum says she would forgive the man who may be responsible for schoolboy's disappearance - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/incoming/article8207246.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/WA2466329.jpg)
Philip Cairns' mum says she would forgive the man who may be responsible for schoolboy's disappearance - Irish Mirror Online
![Missing Philip Cairns' sister reveals family plagued by phone calls from people claiming to have taken him Missing Philip Cairns' sister reveals family plagued by phone calls from people claiming to have taken him](https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/NINTCHDBPICT000607826059.jpg)
Missing Philip Cairns' sister reveals family plagued by phone calls from people claiming to have taken him
![Chief suspect in 1986 disappearance of Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns lived locally, it has been claimed - Dublin Live Chief suspect in 1986 disappearance of Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns lived locally, it has been claimed - Dublin Live](https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/incoming/article19123441.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_Phillip-Cairns.png)
Chief suspect in 1986 disappearance of Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns lived locally, it has been claimed - Dublin Live
![Lady that found Philip Cairns' schoolbag believes DNA technology could help solve mystery - Irish Mirror Online Lady that found Philip Cairns' schoolbag believes DNA technology could help solve mystery - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/article8228637.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/I160618_162906_2003006oTextTRMRMMGLPICT000001240598o.jpg)