Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 8450Missing person (suspected serious harm) · Co. Dublin

Man arrested over disappearance of 65-year-old Dublin 8 man

A 65-year-old man has been missing from his home in Dublin 8 for five weeks, and gardaí fear he has come to serious harm. His family appealed for information on social media, then reported him missing to gardaí at Kevin Street on Sunday. Gardaí opened a criminal investigation and on Tuesday 28 July 2026 arrested a man in his 20s, who is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be questioned for up to 24 hours. The latest reported development is that arrest, and no charge is mentioned in the articles.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested28 Jul
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 65-year-old man has been missing from his home in Dublin 8.
Where
The missing man went missing from his home in Dublin 8, Dublin.
When
  • He has been missing for five weeks as of 28 July 2026.
  • His family reported him missing to gardaí at Kevin Street on Sunday.
Investigation
  • The family appealed for information on social media and checked hospitals and garda stations before reporting him missing.
  • Gardaí opened a criminal investigation into his disappearance.
  • On 28 July 2026 gardaí arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the disappearance.
Cause
Gardaí fear the missing man has come to serious harm.
Other details
  • The arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be questioned for up to 24 hours.
  • The missing man is the father of a number of children.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe 65-year-old man went missing from his home in Dublin 8. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe family reported him missing to gardaí at Kevin Street on Sunday. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí fear the missing man has come to serious harm. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí opened a criminal investigation and arrested a man in his 20s. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be questioned for up to 24 hours. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe missing man is the father of a number of children. (rte.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 28 Jul2026
    Arrestedrte.ie, first report
    Arrest made in connection with man's disappearance

    First report of the arrest in the disappearance case. Adds the arrest of a man in his 20s, who is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, and the family's report to gardaí.

    victim, 65, malesuspect, 20s, male