Gardaí issues an appeal for information on the murder of a baby found dead in Dun Laoghaire in 1973

A PUBLIC APPEAL has been issued for information related to the murder of baby Noleen Murphy in 1973.

On April 4, 1973, the body of a full-term girl was discovered in the car park that then served the Lee’s Furniture Shop premises in Dun Laoghaire in Dublin.

The business has ceased operations, but the car park remains between Northumberland Avenue and Anglesea Lane, parallel to George’s Street, in Dun Laoghaire city center.

Following an autopsy, Gardaí launched a murder investigation.

Baby Noleen is believed to have died within 24 hours of his birth. This is still a live investigation.

The Dublin County Coroner’s Court conducted an investigation in 2007 into the baby’s death, formally identifying Cynthia Owen (née Murphy) as his mother.

The case has been the subject of an ongoing Garda investigation and has included a review by the Serious Crimes Review Team and the Garda National Office of Criminal Investigation.

At this point, all available lines of investigation have been exhausted, Gardaí said.

No person has been brought to justice for the death of baby Noleen and today Gardaí appealed to anyone with information about the murder to come forward.

A statement read: “Gardaí continue to appeal to anyone who has come forward previously and who felt that they were unable to provide gardaí with all the information they had in relation to this matter, to contact the investigation team again.

At the time of Baby Noleen’s death, Cynthia Owens’ family home was at White’s Villas in Dalkey. Gardaí continues to appeal to anyone who was residing there, or the surrounding areas, at the time of this incident and who may still have information to contact gardaí.

“Anyone with information who can assist in this investigation should contact the Dun Laoghaire Garda station on 01 666 5000; anyone wishing to provide information in a confidential manner should contact the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111 “.