'Find Shergar quicker' - Man's RTÉ plea to find caravan with mother's ashes after council seizure
'[The council] said they would get back to me, but they never did'
The mystery of the missing caravan continues as William Browne, a Dublin resident who spoke to Joe Duffy on RTÉ's Liveline, remains without answers regarding his two-wheeled caravan that was taken by the council last week.
Mr Browne, who purchased the small Clubman caravan for just over €2,000, realised after its removal that it contained the ashes of his late mother.
Last Friday, Mr Browne had parked the caravan just outside his home. The local council, citing regulations, gave him 24 hours' notice to move the caravan before it was removed. Despite his efforts to locate the caravan, Mr Browne has been met with silence from the council, who have yet to provide any information on its whereabouts.
"I've contacted the council every day since," he told Joe Duffy this Friday on air. "They said they would get back to me, but they never did. Four phone calls now, and still nothing."
The situation has become even more distressing for him, as his mother’s ashes, kept in a locker, were inside the caravan at the time it was taken.
The caravan is said to have tinted windows with a mirror effect and a brand-new padlock, larger than a cigarette box, securing the door.
"I got a letter from the council saying I had one day to move the caravan. Within 14 hours, it was gone," Mr Browne explained. He has since visited the council offices in person, but to no avail.
As the search stretches into its second week, Mr Browne said: "I'm just about ready to give up."
Joe joked: I think we'd find Shergar quicker at this rate."
South Dublin County Council has been contacted for comment, but have not issued any statements regarding the caravan's removal or its current location.