Issue Date: 03/09/2026
Friday, 4th September 2026 marks the 27th anniversary of the murder of 17-year-old Raonaid Murray.
An Garda Síochána and Raonaid’s family continue to work together in an effort to solve this case.
Gardaí are renewing their appeal to anyone with information to contact the Incident Room at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station on 01 666 5000 or 01 666 5012, or the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111.
Raonaid was last seen alive at approximately 11.20pm on Friday, 3rd September 1999 when she made her way home from Dun Laoghaire town centre.
Raonaid never got home that night. Her body was then found at Silchester Crescent, Glenageary at 12.33am, Saturday 4th September 1999, less than 500 yards from her home.
Extensive lines of enquiries have been and continue to be pursued by the investigation team.
Despite a large number of suspects having been identified during the course of this investigation, there is in reality no prime suspect. In over 4,500 witness statements, there is not one word of enmity towards Raonaid with no motive identified for her murder.
Many who were Raonaid’s age at the time are now parents themselves with children, some of whom would now be close to Raonaid’s age, and we would ask them to reflect now with the benefit of maturity and hindsight on any information that may be of assistance to the investigation.
If anyone has any information which could assist in identifying a motive for the murder of Raonaid, and/or if any individual has any doubts about the truth of an alibi already provided, we would appeal for your immediate assistance. You may be unknowingly shielding a killer.
The solving of this murder is of the utmost priority for An Garda Síochána and any information received will be treated with absolute confidentiality.
The Garda investigation team wish to again thank the public for their assistance in this ongoing investigation to date.
