AN INVESTIGATION INTO the disappearance of a couple from Co Cork 35 years ago remains active and open and is being “fully reviewed,” according to gardaí.

On 30 April 1991, Conor and Sheila Dwyer were seen together leaving St Patrick’s Catholic Church, close to their home on Chapel Hill, Fermoy, Co Cork.

A neighbour saw the couple on the steps of the church and this was the last sighting of the married couple. 

The following day, 1 May 1991, Sheila spoke with her sister by phone.

But on 19 May, Sheila’s birthday, her sister tried calling her and there wasn’t any reply.

Soon after, both of Sheila’s sisters went to the house but found it empty.

They reported the couple missing on 22 May.

When gardaí went to the couple’s home, they found both their passports along with around £1,000 in cash, a substantial sum of money for the time.

Gardaí noted that some clothes were missing, but not many, and nothing was disturbed in the house or appeared out of the ordinary.

Conor’s car, a white Toyota Cressida with the registration 5797 ZT, is still outstanding since the couple’s disappearance in 1991.

While all ports were notified at the time, there were never any reports of the car having left the country.

Conor Dwyer was 62 at the time of disappearance and Sheila Dwyer had just turned 60.

Gardaí today said the investigation remains open and active and that there have been “numerous reviews throughout the years”. 

A garda spokesperson added that the case is “being fully reviewed at the time” and that “enquiries have led gardaí abroad, as well as Ireland”. 

The spokesperson noted that the River Blackwater has been searched on numerous occasions by the Garda Water unit.

Garda Detective Inspector Anna-Marie Guiney added that a number of searches and other enquiries were carried out in the past year.

She said gardaí will “exhaust every option available” and appealed to anyone who may have any information to make contact.

Gardaí can be contacted at Fermoy Garda Station on 025 82100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

Sheila was described as a quiet person who was in good health and garda spokesperson said the couple were described as “having kept to themselves”.

“Both were well known in the town of Fermoy and were always well-dressed,” added the spokesperson.

Conor, meanwhile, worked as the caretaker in Castlelyons House, which was owned by a German businessman at the time. 

He was well-known in Fermoy and the surrounding areas and had previously worked as a taxi driver.

He was 5ft 8in in height, with a stocky build, a tanned complexion and he wore glasses.

Sheila, meanwhile, was 5ft 4in in height, with a fair complexion, long blonde hair and a slim build.