Ciara Breen, 17, from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland went missing on 13th February 1997, on Bachelor’s Walk where she lived with her mother in a small terrace house. She was last seen by her mother Bernadette, who said at the time that they had both gone to bed just after midnight. That day they had gone to a local café for evening dinner then returned home. According to Bernadette, she was due to get the results of a biopsy the following morning from Blackrock Clinic and Ciara was worried about this. The two had a short conversation on Bernadette’s bed before both going to sleep just after midnight.

After 2 am, Bernadette got up to go to the bathroom and discovered Ciara was not in her room, nor her own bedroom. It was not the first time Ciara had snuck out during the night. She had left a window on the latch on the bottom storey of the house and it is believed she did so, so that she could climb back in.

It is considered the most likely scenario in Ciara's case that she decided to leave her home to attend a pre-planned meeting with someone that night. This was later verified by close friends of Ciara when interviewed by gardai.

Who was this person Ciara was meeting?

In this episode of Radio Espial, using analysis and interviews, Mick Rooney and Ciaran McConnell take a deep-dive into the case and the timeline of events.

EPISODE 41: The Murder of Ciara Breen

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