Brother of Cork man found dead in London 34 years after going missing says family has 'closure we needed'
The family of Patrick ‘Patsy’ O’Sullivan has found closure after learning he passed away in London 34 years after going missing. O’Sullivan had left Ireland in 1992 to live as a gay man during a time when homosexuality was not yet decriminalized in the country.
Why it matters
Sheds light on the historical social pressures faced by the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland and the long-term impact of systemic exclusion.
Cork man, Patrick ‘Patsy’ O’Sullivan, who disappeared from Mallow in 1992.
Rachel Lysaght The family of a Cork man who has been found dead in London , having gone missing 34 years ago, have paid tribute to gardaí and said it has given them the “closure we needed”.
Patrick ‘Patsy’ O’Sullivan was 35 at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen by his family at Lombardstown, Mallow, over the Easter bank holiday weekend in April 1992.
He was working as a chef in Killarney and was due to return home for a Christening, but the alarm was raised after he failed to turn up at the event.
Mr O’Sullivan was known to travel for work for weeks at a time, but would always maintain contact with his family.
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