Cathal Barry
The mother of missing Dublin schoolboy Philip Cairns has said she forgives the man linked to her son’s disappearance.
Philip went missing 30 years ago, aged 13, and Gardaí believe he may have been abducted by late convicted paedophile Eamonn Cooke.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, Philip’s mother Alice said that to make peace with herself, she must forgive Mr Cooke if he was involved in any wrongdoing.
“That other man is dead now so he’s not going to affect anyone in the present, Lord have mercy on his soul.
“You still have to forgive haven’t you? To have my own peace, I have to forgive so I don’t think about it,” she said.
Ms Cairns added that she would like to give her son a Christian burial.
“You would like to know and give him a Christian burial… to give us some consolation,” she said.
