Name: Deirdre O’Flaherty
Case Classification: Endangered missing
Missing Since: January 11, 2009
Location Last Seen: Moville, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 46 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1"
Weight: Sleight build
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Green
Nickname/Alias: Deirdre Donnelly
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Pink jacket
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Deirdre has been missing since January 11, 2009 from her holiday home in Moville. It is believed she was wearing a pink jacket. Deirdre is 5'1", of slight build, and has blond hair. The mother-of-three was originally from west Belfast but lived in Strabane with her husband, Ken, who works as a GP in the Co Tyrone town. A land and sea search was launched in 2009 after Dr O'Flaherty's silver BMW SUV was found at Kinnego Bay with the keys still in the ignition. Her shoes were found in the footwell of the vehicle as well as her medical bag.
In 2012, Belfast High Court, under the Presumption of Death Act 2009, accepted that Dr O’Flaherty had died by drowning after going into the sea at Kinnego Bay. In a ruling in response to an application made by the missing woman’s husband, Mr. Justice Deeny noted the circumstances of her disappearance.
In January 2019, Garda commenced an excavation on land in Milford, Co Donegal - 50 miles from the place of her disappearance. The excavation had been ordered after gardai apparently received information claiming to identify the whereabouts of the Co Tyrone doctor's remains in an anonymous note handed in to a Garda station in Co Monaghan. He said Dr O’Flaherty, who suffered from depression, left cards for her three children with the message “I will always love you xx Mum” on each. She also left her wedding and engagement rings and mobile phone at the family holiday home.
Agency Name: Garda Missing Persons Unit
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Agency Name: Buncrana Garda Station
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Added: 10/31/2021; Last Updated: 10/31/2021 - By: ls
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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