Thursday will mark a quarter of a century since the 28-year-old went missing in Killala. Her brother Patrick says her family will ‘never lose hope’ despite the ‘degrading’ pleas they have to keep issuing

Sandra Collins

Sandra Collins

How long do you keep asking your sister’s killer to tell you where her body is?

After the first few years, you still have hope, says Patrick Collins. Then a decade passes, then another, and you start to lose hope of ever giving her a dignified burial.