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Missing Children’s Hotline

The Hotline can be contacted for free 24 hours a day, every day, by calling 116 000.

The ISPCC’s Missing Children’s Hotline provides emotional support and advice to young people and adults alike in relation to missing children. The service is available to take calls from the general public, family members of a missing child and children who are missing.

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Recent disappearances

In Ireland, thousands of children go missing each year, stay up to date with those currently missing

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Missing Children’s Hotline?The Missing Children’s Hotline is a free, confidential service providing support, advice and guidance when a child or young person is missing, has run away, or is at risk of going missing. The service is available to parents, carers, families, professionals and members of the public concerned about a child.When should I contact the Missing Children’s Hotline?What kind of support does the Hotline provide?

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