Ireland Crime

Reports the conclusion of a second search at Castleruddery Upper, Co Wicklow, for the remains of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard, with results withheld for operational reasons. Confirms Larry Murphy remains the prime suspect for Jacob's murder and that Gardaí believe the abduction was spur-of-the-moment and sexually motivated.

Reports that gardaí have concluded a search on open ground in Co Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border, led by the Serious Crime Review Team, and that a February search at a quarry between Baltinglass and Dunlavin was also carried out.

Reports the completion of a 10-day excavation at Castleruddery Upper, Co. Wicklow, linked to the cold case investigations into the murders of Deirdre Jacob (1998) and Jo Jo Dullard (1990s), with a further assessment of the site still ongoing.

Reports the continuation of the dig operation at Castleruddery Upper on 19 February 2026, detailing the theories being examined (a buried car with remains), Murphy's familiarity with the land, and the secondary examination for a connection to the Jo Jo Dullard case.

Day two of the search; specialist gardaí using a large digger to excavate deep into the site; credible information that Murphy may have buried at least one vehicle; Murphy now lives in England; search may last several more days; Gardaí also examining site for possible connection to missing Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard but are not linking the two cases.

Gardaí sealed off a site 10km north of Baltinglass and brought in a digger to excavate a sand bank where they believe a buried vehicle containing a woman's remains may be found. The search is led by the Serious Crime Review Team and is expected to last several days. Families of both Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard were notified, though Gardaí are not linking the two disappearances.

Reports a new search operation at a quarry near the Wicklow-Kildare boundary linked to Larry Murphy, provides details of both women's disappearances, Murphy's criminal history, and prior investigative steps including a 2021 DPP file and a November 2024 search near Grangecon.

Reports a new search operation on open ground near the Wicklow/Kildare border, led by the Serious Crime Review Team, and an appeal for information. No suspect or arrest is named in the article.

Reports a new search operation at a site in Co. Wicklow near the Kildare border, connected to the ongoing investigations into the 1995 and 1998 disappearances. Provides detailed timelines of both women's last known movements and confirms no arrests were made as part of the search.

Announces the commencement of a search operation on open ground near the Wicklow/Kildare border, led by the Serious Crime Review Team and Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob.

Adds the Garda Superintendent's press statement: the arrest was made that morning, the suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, a search of open ground in Co. Wicklow has begun, two private residences were searched, and gardaí issued a public appeal. Also includes photographs of the search scene.

Adds the arrest of a man in his 50s on 11 November 2024, his detention under Section 4 in Co Kildare, the search of open ground near the Kildare/Wicklow border (near Grangecon), and the search of two private homes.

Adds that gardaí are searching open ground near the Kildare/Wicklow border (near Grangecon village), that two private homes were searched, and that the arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Reports the first arrest in the case on 11 November 2024, the man's detention under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and the reported searches of a house and land in Co Kildare. Adds details of Jo Jo Dullard's journey and final phone call from Moone.

Reports the morning arrest of a male in his 50s on suspicion of murder, his detention at a Garda station in Co Kildare, and that Dullard was from Callan. No charge is reported.

Confirms the arrest was made on the morning of 11 November 2024 and is the first arrest in the case, which was upgraded from a missing person inquiry to murder four years earlier. Adds the 29th-anniversary appeal, the detention location, and the route and last-known contact details of Dullard's journey.

Headline only: the article reports an arrest on suspicion of murder in the Jo Jo Dullard case. The body text is an unfilled page template with no details of place, date, suspect or court steps.

Confirms the arrest of a man in his 50s on suspicion of murder, that he is detained at a Garda station in Co Kildare, and repeats the 29th-anniversary appeal for information.

Update on the Jo Jo Dullard investigation: the arrest of a male in his 50s on suspicion of murder, his detention in Co. Kildare, a search of open ground in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border, and searches of two private residences. No earlier case matches this article in the list.

Garda update: a male in his 50s arrested in the investigation has been released without charge, and a search operation near the Wicklow/Kildare border is continuing.

Update on the ongoing search for the remains in Co. Wicklow, which is expected to continue over the weekend and into the following week. The article also gives Naas Garda Station and the Garda Confidential Line for information.