Man released without charge in Jo Jo Dullard murder case, Kildare
Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, from Callan, Co Kilkenny, disappeared on 9 November 1995 after socialising in Dublin and hitchhiking home, with her last known contact a phone call at 11.37pm from Moone, Co Kildare, in which she said a car had stopped and she was taking the lift. The case was reclassified as a murder investigation in November 2020. On 11 November 2024, a 55-year-old man from the Kildare-Wicklow border area was arrested on suspicion of murder, the first arrest in the case, and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. He was released without charge on 12 November 2024. A search operation on open ground near Grangecon, Co Wicklow, is continuing.
- Reported1 Nov
4 reports - Arrested1 Nov
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, from Callan, Co Kilkenny, disappeared on 9 November 1995 after socialising in Dublin and hitchhiking home to Kilkenny.
- Where
- She was last seen in Moone, Co Kildare, where at 11.37pm she called a friend to say a car had stopped and she was taking the lift.
- When
- She was reported missing on 10 November 1995, and the case was reclassified as a murder investigation in November 2020.
- Cause
- Gardaí believe she was taken from the roadside and killed in an attack that may have been sexually motivated and opportunistic.
- Investigation
- A 55-year-old man from the Kildare-Wicklow border area was arrested on 11 November 2024 on suspicion of murder, the first arrest in the case.
- He was released without charge on 12 November 2024 after being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
- A search operation on open ground near Grangecon, Co Wicklow, began on 11 November 2024 and is continuing with excavation and forensic examinations.
- The investigation is based at Naas Garda Station and is subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
- Other details
- The arrested man had no criminal convictions and had been a person of interest in the case for years.
- Dullard's remains have never been found.
281 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are investigating the disappearance and murder of Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard. (garda.ie)
- whatDullard was 21 years old when she disappeared. (kildarenow.com)
- whatDuring the call she told Mary a car had stopped and she was going to take the lift. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA 55-year-old man was arrested in an early morning operation in Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- whatShe missed the last bus to Callan, got a bus to Naas, then hitched two lifts to Moone (irishtimes.com)
- whatAt 11.37pm she called a friend from a phone box in Moone to say she would be home soon and a car had just stopped for her (irishtimes.com)
- whatThat was the last time anyone heard from her (irishtimes.com)
- whatShe was wearing blue jeans, black boots and a small rucksack (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatJo Jo Dullard was 21 years old when she went missing. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatIn Moone, Jo Jo made a telephone call to her friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatDuring the call, Jo Jo told Mary that a car had stopped for her and she was going to take the lift. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThis was the last known interaction with Jo Jo Dullard. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating the disappearance of Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe arrested man is from a well-known family in the Kildare-Wicklow area (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect is 55 years old (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect has no criminal convictions (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect has never been a person of interest in any other case (irishtimes.com)
- whatJo Jo Dullard was 21 years old and from Co Kilkenny (irishtimes.com)
- whatDullard was trying to hitchhike home from Dublin city centre to Callan in Kilkenny (irishtimes.com)
- whatDullard socialised in Bruxelles Bar in Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whatDullard got a bus to Naas before hitching two lifts to Moone (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí believe Dullard was taken away from the roadside and killed (irishtimes.com)
- whatDullard's remains have never been found (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe other five women in Operation Trace were Deirdre Jacob, Annie McCarrick, Fiona Pender, Fiona Sinnott and Ciara Breen (irishtimes.com)
- whatNo links between the six cases were ever found (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí are investigating the disappearance and murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe man was released without charge. (irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Jo Jo Dullard (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s arrested over the disappearance and murder of Jo Jo Dullard has been released without charge. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe suspect is a 55-year-old from the Wicklow-Kildare border area (irishtimes.com)
- whatShe was hitching from Dublin to Callan at the time (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí suspect she was offered a lift by a man who then killed her, perhaps in a sexually motivated attack (irishtimes.com)
- whatHer remains were never found (irishtimes.com)
- whatFor 25 years her death was treated as a missing person inquiry (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe case was upgraded to a murder investigation in 2020 (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe 55-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday in the Wicklow-Kildare border region (irishtimes.com)
- whatA 55-year-old man arrested at the same time as the searches began was released without charge. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect denied any involvement in the disappearance or murder. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí believe the suspect had contact with Dullard on the night she vanished while hitchhiking in Moone, Co Kildare. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect is believed to have had an injury to his face immediately after 9 November 1995. (irishtimes.com)
- whatNo human remains had been found by the end of the third day of work on Wednesday evening. (irishtimes.com)
- whatShe was 21 years old at the time of her disappearance. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe boarded a 10pm bus to Naas, Co Kildare, intending to hitchhike the rest of the way to Callan, Co Kilkenny. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDuring the call she told her friend a car had stopped and she was going to take the lift, which was the last known interaction. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHer disappearance was confirmed to be classified as murder in November 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo private residences were searched that morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSearches are continuing on lands at the Wicklow/Kildare border for Jo Jo Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe man is held at a Garda station in Co. Kildare. (garda.ie)
- whereShe hitched a lift from Naas to the M9 slip road at Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereShe made a telephone call from Moone at 11.37pm to her friend Mary Cullinan. (garda.ie)
- whereDullard was in Bruxelles Bar in Harry Street, Dublin 2, on 9 November 1995. (kildarenow.com)
- whereShe hitched a lift to Moone, Co Kildare, at about 11.15pm. (kildarenow.com)
- whereShe was socialising in Bruxelles Bar, Harry Street, Dublin 2, on the evening of 9 November 1995. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereJo Jo spent the evening of 9 November 1995 socialising in Bruxelles Bar, Harry Street, Dublin 2. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereJo Jo hitched a lift from Naas to the M9 slip road at Kilcullen. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereAt about 11.15pm Jo Jo hitched another lift to Moone. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe open ground being searched is located at Ballyhook, Grangecon, Co Wicklow (irishtimes.com)
- whereDullard was last seen in Moone, Co Kildare, on 9 November 1995 (irishtimes.com)
- whereDullard had been socialising in Bruxelles Bar in Dublin before starting her journey home to Callan in Kilkenny (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe suspect is detained at a Garda station in Co Kildare. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereJo Jo spent the evening socialising in Bruxelles Bar, Harry Street, Dublin 2. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereJo Jo hitched a lift from Naas to the slip road on the M9 motorway at Kilcullen, Co Kildare. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe search is taking place on open ground in County Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe man is held at a Garda station in County Kildare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe search operation is at a location near the Wicklow/Kildare border (irishmirror.ie)
- whereGardaí are commencing a search operation on open ground at a location in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereDullard was last seen in Moone, south Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- whereDullard disappeared in Moone, Co Kildare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereGardaí began a search operation on open ground at a location in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe search location is understood to be near Grangecon village. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereA search operation at a Co Wicklow location near the Kildare border is ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- whereDetectives believe the arrested man was in the village of Moone, Co Kildare, when Dullard phoned a friend from a call box on the night of November 9th. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe was detained in a pre-planned operation and taken to a Garda station in Kildare. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe land being searched is located at Ballyhook, Grangecon, Co Wicklow. (irishtimes.com)
- whereShe had been socialising in Bruxelles Bar in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe search operation is on open ground in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereHe was detained at a garda station in Kildare (dublinlive.ie)
- whereA search operation is continuing near the Wicklow/Kildare border (dublinlive.ie)
- whereShe was socialising on Harry Street in Dublin when she went missing (irishmirror.ie)
- whereA search operation on open ground near the Wicklow/Kildare border in Co Wicklow is still ongoing. (kildarenow.com)
- whereJo Jo Dullard made a phone call from a phone booth in Moone, Co Kildare, at 11.37pm, her last known contact. (kildarenow.com)
- whereSearches near Grangecon, Co Wicklow, have continued since Monday morning (irishtimes.com)
- whereMs Dullard was from Callan, Co Kilkenny (irishtimes.com)
- whereShe vanished in Moone, Co Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- whereLands at Grangecon, Co Wicklow, have been searched by Garda teams looking for evidence or remains (irishtimes.com)
- whereGardaí have been searching and digging at a remote area near Grangecon, Co Wicklow, since Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe suspect is from the Kildare-Wicklow border region. (irishtimes.com)
- whereShe was making her way home to Callan, Co Kilkenny. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe search scene comprised farmland and a wooded area. (irishtimes.com)
- whereShe was socialising in Bruxelles bar on Harry Street, Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereShe hitched a lift from Naas to the slip road on the M9 motorway at Kilcullen, Co Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereA search operation commenced on open ground in Co Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border, around Grangecon. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe search is on open ground at a location in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border. (kilkennypeople.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whereJo Jo Dullard was last known to be alive at a telephone box in the village of Moone. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe disappearance occurred in November 1995. (garda.ie)
- whenJo Jo travelled to Dublin on 9 November 1995 and spent the evening socialising in Bruxelles Bar. (garda.ie)
- whenShe was reported missing the following morning, 10 November 1995, and a missing persons investigation began. (garda.ie)
- whenShe travelled to Dublin on 9 November 1995 and spent the evening socialising in Bruxelles Bar. (kildarenow.com)
- whenShe made a phone call to her friend Mary Cullinan from Moone at 11.37pm. (kildarenow.com)
- whenJo Jo Dullard disappeared on 9 November 1995. (dublinlive.ie, kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenAt approximately 11.15pm she hitched another lift to Moone, Co. Kildare. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenHer last known interaction was a phone call to her friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm in Moone. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenAt 11.37pm Jo Jo made a phone call to her friend Mary Cullinan from Moone. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenSaturday 9 November 2024 marked the 29th anniversary of Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenAt approximately 11.15pm Jo Jo hitched another lift to Moone, Co Kildare. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenJosephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard was reported missing 29 years ago, after travelling to Dublin city for the evening. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenDullard called a friend from a phone box in Moone at 11:37pm (irishtimes.com)
- whenDullard disappeared in November 1995. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenDullard vanished in Moone shortly after 11.30pm as she was making her way home to Callan, Co Kilkenny. (irishtimes.com)
- whenAt 11.37pm she called a friend, Mary Cullinan, from a phone box in the village to tell her she would be home soon and that a car had just stopped for her. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe previous Saturday was the 29th anniversary of Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe search began the day before the article was published (dublinlive.ie)
- whenJo Jo Dullard went missing on 9 November 1995 after socialising in Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whenGardaí launched a fresh appeal on Saturday to mark the 29th anniversary of her disappearance (dublinlive.ie)
- whenMs Dullard went missing on 9 November 1995, aged 21 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenJo Jo Dullard, aged 21, went missing on November 9, 1995. (kildarenow.com)
- whenMs Dullard vanished in Moone, Co Kildare, shortly after 11.30pm on 9 November 1995 (irishtimes.com)
- whenAt 11.37pm she called a friend, Mary Cullinan, from a phone box in Moone (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe search operation entered its fourth day on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenDullard vanished in Moone shortly after 11.30pm on 9 November 1995. (irishtimes.com)
- whenJo Jo Dullard went missing on 9 November 1995. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenAt 11.15pm she got another lift to Moone in Co Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenShe called her friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm from a phone box in Moone. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe 29th anniversary of her disappearance fell over the weekend before the arrest. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe search operation near Dunlavin began on a Monday. (kildarenow.com)
- whenJo Jo Dullard was last known to be alive on 9 November 1995. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- causeThe attack may have been sexually motivated and opportunistic (irishtimes.com)
- causeGardaí believe Dullard was taken away from the roadside and killed, perhaps in an attack that was sexually motivated and opportunistic. (irishtimes.com)
- causeGardaí believe she was taken away from the roadside and killed in an attack that was sexually motivated and opportunistic (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí have arrested a male on suspicion of the murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man, aged in his 50s, is detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (garda.ie)
- investigationIn November 2020 the disappearance was reclassified as a murder investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is run by a team based at Naas Garda Station and is subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team. (garda.ie)
- investigationNearly 800 recommendations have been identified, generating new lines of enquiry. (garda.ie)
- investigationNo person has been brought to justice for her murder. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for anyone who met, saw or has information about her after 11.37pm on 9 November 1995 to come forward. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for anyone who was hitchhiking around Moone, Co. Kildare in late October or early November 1995, or who gave such a hitchhiker a lift, to contact the investigation team. (garda.ie)
- investigationHer sister Kathleen reported her missing the following morning, and a missing persons investigation began. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationIn November 2020 gardaí confirmed her disappearance was now classified as a murder investigation. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation has identified nearly 800 recommendations. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation is subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationNo person has been brought to justice for the murder of Dullard at this time. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who met, saw, or has information about the murder after 11.37pm on 9 November 1995. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who was hitchhiking around Moone at the end of October or start of November 1995, or who gave a lift to a hitchhiker there. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information about Dullard's cassette player to come forward. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationMembers of the public can contact Naas Garda Station on 045 884 300 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation is based at Naas Garda Station and subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationNo person has been brought to justice for the murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (dublinlive.ie, kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationNearly 800 recommendations have been identified and actioned by the investigation team. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationJo Jo's sister Kathleen reported her missing on 10 November 1995 and a missing persons investigation began. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationIn November 2020 gardaí classified the disappearance as a murder investigation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe investigation has generated nearly 800 recommendations. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone who met or saw Jo Jo after 11.37pm on 9 November 1995 to come forward. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information about Jo Jo's Sanyo cassette player. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who was hitchhiking around Moone in late October or early November 1995, or who gave a lift to a hitchhiker there. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationHe is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSearches are being conducted at two houses and at open ground on the Kildare-Wicklow border (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe case was upgraded from a missing persons inquiry to one of murder in 2020 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man being detained has been examined for many years as part of the inquiry (irishtimes.com)
- investigationDetectives have a maximum period of 24 hours to interview him before he must be released or charged (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe Irish Aviation Authority imposed temporary restrictions creating a no-fly zone to prevent drones from flying above the search site (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe area will be subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe searches are being carried out by the Kildare divisional search team, supported by the Garda Technical Bureau and the local Scenes of Crime Unit (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe services of a forensic archaeologist are available to the Garda team if required (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA missing persons investigation commenced after the report. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe land will be searched and subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a male on the morning of the report on suspicion of the murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe man, in his 50s, is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in County Kildare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched two private residences that morning. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe arrest and search are led by Kildare Division Serious Crime Unit, the Serious Crime Review Team and the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA forensic archaeologist can attend the site if required. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA man was arrested in connection with the Jo Jo Dullard murder. (extra.ie)
- investigationA search of land is to be carried out. (extra.ie)
- investigationA search operation commenced on open ground in Co Wicklow in connection with the disappearance and murder of Jo Jo Dullard (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 4, Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationTwo private residences were searched (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe area of land will be subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest and search is being led by the Kildare Division Serious Crime Unit and the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe search is carried out by the Kildare Divisional Search Team supported by the Garda National Technical Bureau and local Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA Forensic Archaeologist is attending on site (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a male on suspicion of the murder of Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe man, in his 50s, continues to be detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Kildare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe area of land will be searched and subjected to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí have also searched two private residences. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe search is being carried out by the Kildare Divisional Search Team, supported by the Garda National Technical Bureau and the local Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe arrest and search operation is led by the Kildare Division Serious Crime Unit and the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe family hired a private detective in the early days (irishtimes.com)
- investigationOperation Trace was established in 1998 to investigate the disappearance of six women in the Leinster area (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe timing of the operation did not arise from information after the public appeal on the 29th anniversary (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSearches were carried out at two properties and lands (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí searched two private homes. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of murder. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Kildare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe area will be searched and subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA man has been arrested in the missing Jo Jo Dullard murder probe. (extra.ie)
- investigationNew evidence has been gathered and witness statements taken since the case was upgraded in 2020 from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationTwo private homes were searched and lands were cordoned off while he was being interviewed. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe Irish Aviation Authority has imposed temporary restrictions creating a no-fly zone to ensure drones are not flown above the site. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA forensic archaeologist is available to the Garda team if required. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man in his 50s arrested in the investigation has been released without charge. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe search operation is continuing. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí had issued a new appeal for information around the anniversary. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow. (kilkennypeople.ie, irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationA man arrested in connection with the Jo Jo Dullard case was released without charge. (extra.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 on Monday morning (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe search is expected to last a number of days (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe area of land is being searched and excavated (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationTechnical and forensic examinations will also be carried out (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA Forensic Archaeologist will attend on site (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationHe was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Co Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was released without charge on Tuesday afternoon (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA search operation on open ground in Co Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border is continuing (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was the first in the case (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe case was upgraded to a murder four years ago (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí made a fresh appeal for information on the 29th anniversary of her disappearance. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí confirmed two days after the appeal that a man in his 50s had been arrested on suspicion of murder. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí reclassified the case from a missing persons investigation to murder four years earlier. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe search team was looking for evidence Ms Dullard had been there and whether remains or personal items may be buried (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe suspect's interview responses will be cross-checked against previous witness statements including from 1995 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationHe was arrested on Monday morning under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act for up to 24 hours without charge (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrest and search is led by the Kildare Division Serious Crime Unit and the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe search is carried out by the Kildare Divisional Search Team supported by the Garda National Technical Bureau and local Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit, with a Forensic Archaeologist on site. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said the search is part of the investigation into the murder of Jo Jo Dullard. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe search is expected to continue over the weekend and into early next week. (kilkennypeople.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí revealed the previous Monday that they had arrested a male on suspicion of Jo Jo Dullard's murder. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí issued an update on a search of land for Jo Jo Dullard, which is continuing. (extra.ie)
- investigationGardaí confirmed the search is part of the investigation into Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance and is continuing. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationA man in his 50s was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí appealed to anyone with any information to contact Naas Garda Station or any Garda station. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí hope the searches will reveal evidence of what happened to Jo Jo on 9 November 1995. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí believe there are people who know what happened to Jo Jo and are urging them to come forward. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone with information to contact Naas Garda Station, any Garda station or the Garda Confidential Line. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are resolute in their determination to crack the Jo Jo Dullard case. (extra.ie)
- chargeHe was being questioned on suspicion of murder. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man arrested on suspicion of murder was released without charge on Wednesday. (kildarenow.com)
- courtHe was being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, meaning he can be questioned for up to 24 hours without charge. (irishtimes.com)
- otherDuring the call she said a car had stopped for her and she was going to take the lift. (garda.ie)
- otherThe call was the last known interaction with her. (garda.ie)
- otherShe was 21 years old when she disappeared. (garda.ie)
- otherShe missed her last bus home to Kilkenny and boarded a bus to Naas at 10pm. (kildarenow.com, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThat phone call was the last known interaction with her. (kildarenow.com)
- otherDullard had her Sanyo Stereo cassette player with her on 9 November 1995. (kildarenow.com)
- otherShe was the youngest of five siblings. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherJo Jo had a Sanyo Stereo cassette Player (model MGP21) with her on the night she disappeared. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherJo Jo missed her last bus home to Kilkenny and boarded a bus to Naas at 10pm. (kilkennypeople.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherDuring the call Jo Jo said a car had stopped for her and she was going to take the lift. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThis call was the last known contact with Jo Jo. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherJo Jo was 21 years old when she disappeared. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe properties searched are linked to the arrested man, who is from a well-known family (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man being questioned has long been the key person of interest in the Garda investigation (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí believe Dullard was murdered around the time she vanished and her body was disposed of to conceal the crime (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe arrest is the first in the case of the young woman who has been missing for almost 30 years. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherGardaí are keeping the family of Jo Jo Dullard updated. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí appealed for anyone with information to contact Naas Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherSuperintendent Paul Burke spoke to the media from Naas Garda Station, Co Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí are keeping the Dullard family fully updated on the investigation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí appeal to anyone with information to contact Naas Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí appealed to anyone with information to contact Naas Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí have kept the Dullard family fully updated and they were fully appraised of the day's developments. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe man has been a 'person of interest' for years. (extra.ie)
- otherThe man is a member of a well-known family in the Kildare-Wicklow region. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had been spoken to previously and witness statements taken from him, although he was never arrested. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man has no criminal record. (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe missed the last bus to Callan so got a bus to Naas before hitching two lifts, firstly as far as Kilcullen and then to Moone. (irishtimes.com)
- otherAt the time she was wearing blue jeans, black boots and a small rucksack, and carrying a black Sanyo cassette player and matching headphones. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe Dullard family are being fully updated by gardaí (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe suspect was detained overnight under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe arrested man was released without charge (irishtimes.com)
- otherHis detention was regarded as a strategic move rather than with expectation of charges (irishtimes.com)
- otherDiggers were used examining fields and a wooded location (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has been a suspect in the case since the mid-1990s (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí believe he was in Moone on the night in question (irishtimes.com)
- otherGarda Headquarters stated the investigation and searches at Grangecon would continue but did not reference preparing a file for the DPP (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe male arrested on suspicion of the murder was released from garda custody on Tuesday without charge. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe previous Saturday was the 29th anniversary of Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, and gardaí had issued a new appeal for information. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThat evening she was travelling from Dublin to Callan and had hitched a lift from Naas to the M9 slip road at Kilcullen and from there to Moone. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherJo Jo's family have been without answers for 29 years. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe headline says that now is the time for action in the case. (extra.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Nov2024'Now is the time' - Gardaí 'resolute in their determination' to crack Jo Jo Dullard case
The article body is empty; only the headline is available, so the link to case 2941 rests on the headline alone. It adds no date, location, arrest or charge details.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullard - 19 Nov2024Searches ongoing at Wicklow/Kildare border for murdered Kilkenny woman
Reports that searches on lands at the Wicklow/Kildare border are continuing, quotes Superintendent Paul Burke, and makes a public appeal for information. It does not mention an arrest or charge.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, female, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullard - 15 Nov2024LATEST: Gardaí issue update on search on Kildare/Wicklow border related to Jo Jo Dullard murder investigation
Gardaí confirmed the Wicklow search is continuing and expected to run into the following week. The man in his 50s arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder was released without charge on Wednesday. Gardaí appealed for information.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 15 Nov2024Gardai issue update as search of land for Jo Jo Dullard continues
Headline only: Gardaí issued an update as the search of land for Jo Jo Dullard continues. The body is unrendered template code with no facts beyond the headline. Matched to case 2941 on the ongoing search for Jo Jo Dullard; the match is uncertain.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullard - 15 Nov2024UPDATE: Search for Jo Jo Dullard to continue into next week - garda announcement
Garda statement on Friday 15 November 2024 says the search at a Wicklow site near the Kildare border will continue into next week. The article also reports that a male arrested on suspicion of the murder was released without charge.
victim, Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullardsuspect, male - 14 Nov2024Major update in Jo Jo Dullard case as arrest made and search starts
First arrest in the case; search operation at Grangecon, Co Wicklow; two residences searched; arrested man confirmed not to be Larry Murphy, a previous person of interest under Operation Trance.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, malesuspect, Larry Murphy, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Larry Murphy - 13 Nov2024Search and excavation continuing as part of Jo Jo Dullard 1995 murder investigation
Reports that the 55-year-old suspect was released without charge, that the search and excavation operation at Grangecon, Co Wicklow, has entered its fourth day, that no human remains had been found by the end of the third day, and that the arrest was described as strategic to put pressure on the suspect two days after the 29th anniversary of the disappearance.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 55, male - 13 Nov2024Jo Jo Dullard murder: What next after release of suspect without charge?
Reports the suspect was released without charge on Tuesday 12 November 2024, includes commentary from former Garda detective inspector Pat Marry on the implications for the investigation, and notes Garda Headquarters did not reference preparing a file for the DPP.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 55, male - 13 Nov2024Jo Jo Dullard case latest: Why did gardaí choose to make an arrest and carry out searches this week?
The suspect was released without charge; his detention was described as strategic to put evidence to him. Searches near Grangecon, Co Wicklow, continue with diggers. His interview responses will be cross-checked against previous statements. The case was upgraded from missing person to murder in 2020.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 55, male - 12 Nov2024Man arrested in connection with Jo Jo Dullard murder released without charge
Reports that the man arrested in November 2024 has been released without charge, and that the search at an open-ground site in Co Wicklow is still ongoing. Adds the fresh appeal on the 29th anniversary, the overnight detention under Section 4, and the last known phone call from Moone.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 12 Nov2024Jo Jo Dullard: Gardai issue major update on arrest of man aged in 50s
Confirms the man in his 50s was released without charge on Tuesday 12 November 2024 after being detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. States the arrest was the first in the case, which was upgraded to murder four years ago. A search operation on open ground in Co Wicklow near the Kildare border is continuing.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 12 Nov2024Man arrested in connection with Jo Jo investigation released without charge
Reports the man's release without charge and details of the ongoing search operation, including excavation, forensic examinations, and the involvement of a Forensic Archaeologist.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 12 Nov2024Man arrested in connection with Jo Jo Dullard case released without charge
The article body is missing; the text is unrendered template code. Only the headline is usable: the man arrested in connection with the Jo Jo Dullard case was released without charge. Matched to case 2941 (arrest of a man in his 50s on 11 November 2024), which this release follows.
suspect, malevictim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullard - 12 Nov2024Suspect released without charge over Jo Jo Dullard murder - Kilkenny Live
Adds that the man in his 50s arrested in the investigation has been released without charge, and that the search on open ground in Co. Wicklow is continuing. Says the investigation is ongoing.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 12 Nov2024Man arrested over Jo Jo Dullard murder released without charge
The man in his 50s arrested on 11 November 2024 was released without charge. He was the first person detained in the case, had no criminal record, and was a member of a well-known family in the Kildare-Wicklow region. The search operation at Ballyhook, Grangecon, Co Wicklow, is ongoing with a no-fly zone imposed by the Irish Aviation Authority.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 50s, male - 12 Nov2024Man arrested in missing Jo Jo Dullard murder probe has been 'person of interest' for years
Only the headline is available. It reports that a man was arrested in the Jo Jo Dullard murder probe and had been a 'person of interest' for years.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect - 11 Nov2024WATCH: Gardaí give latest update on Kilkenny missing woman Jo Jo Dullard investigation
Adds that gardaí arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of murder, that he is detained at a Garda station in Co. Kildare, that a search of open ground in Co. Wicklow began, and that two private homes were searched on 11 November 2024.
victim, Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 11 Nov2024Three decades after Jo Jo Dullard vanished, an arrest returns case to headlines
Provides additional detail on the suspect (55-year-old from a well-known family, no criminal convictions, never a person of interest in other cases), the circumstances of Dullard's disappearance (hitchhiking from Dublin to Callan, last call at 11:37pm from Moone), the 2020 case upgrade, and the broader Operation Trace context involving five other missing women.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 55, male - 11 Nov2024PICTURES: Gardaí at the scene of ongoing search for missing Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard
Adds the garda superintendent's press statement on the arrest, the Section 4 detention at a Co. Kildare Garda station, the Wicklow open-ground search, searches of two private residences, and a public appeal to Naas Garda Station.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 11 Nov2024Jo Jo Dullard major update as Gardai confirm search and man arrested
Confirms the arrest and search details, identifies Superintendent Paul Burke as spokesperson speaking from Naas Garda Station, notes the man is detained at a Garda station in Co Kildare under Section 4, and that a Temporary Restricted Air Space was put in place over the search area.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 11 Nov2024Search of land to be carried out after man arrested in connection with Jo Jo Dullard murder
The article body is an unpopulated page template, so only the headline is available. It reports the arrest of a man in connection with the Jo Jo Dullard murder and a planned search of land. The published date is 2024-11-11.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect, male - 11 Nov2024UPDATE: Gardaí to search area of land after arresting man on suspicion of the murder of Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard
Adds that gardaí arrested the man on the morning of 11 November, that the search of open ground in County Wicklow began that day with excavation and forensic examinations planned, that two private residences were searched, that a forensic archaeologist attended, and that gardaí appealed for information.
victim, Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 11 Nov2024Man arrested in connection with murder of missing Jo Jo Dullard
Provides detailed account of Jo Jo Dullard's final evening: socialising at Bruxelles Bar, Harry Street, Dublin 2; missing her last bus to Kilkenny; boarding a bus to Naas at 10pm; hitchhiking to Kilcullen and then Moone; and her last known phone call to friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm in Moone, in which she said a car had stopped and she was taking the lift. Confirms the arrest is the first in the case after almost 30 years.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullardsuspect, 50s, male - 11 Nov2024Man (50s) arrested in Kildare in connection with 1995 murder of Jo Jo Dullard
Provides details of the arrest operation, the searches at Ballyhook, Grangecon, Co Wicklow, the no-fly zone imposed by the Irish Aviation Authority, the involvement of a forensic archaeologist, and background on Dullard's final movements on the night she disappeared.
victim, 21, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, 55, male - 9 Nov2024Garda appeal for information on missing Kilkenny woman
Garda appeal published on the 29th anniversary, repeating the timeline of the last known movements and the murder classification, and adding appeals for information about the cassette player, hitchhikers around Moone and anyone who gave a lift in that area. No new arrest or suspect is reported.
victim, Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard - 9 Nov2024Gardai 'resolute in determination' to bring Jo Jo Dullard's murderer to justice
Anniversary statement confirming the case is still an active murder investigation with nearly 800 recommendations actioned; renewed public appeal for witnesses and information about the night of 9 November 1995.
victim, Jo Jo Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Jo Jo Dullard - 8 Nov2024Garda appeal for information on 29th anniversary of the disappearance of Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard last seen in Kildare
Adds the Garda appeal and contact details, a detailed timeline of Dullard's movements on 9 November 1995, the Garda statement on the 2020 reclassification to murder, and the investigation's reported progress (nearly 800 recommendations, Serious Crime Review Team review).
victim, Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard, 21, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard - 1 Nov2024Investigation into the Disappearance and Murder of Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard in November 1995 on the 29th Anniversary of her disappearance.
Garda appeal on the 29th anniversary of the disappearance. Sets out the last known movements, the 2020 reclassification as murder, the investigation's progress and a request for information. No arrests or charges.
victim, Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard, 21, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard - 1 Nov2024UPDATE 1 - Investigation into the Disappearance and Murder of Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard in November 1995
Garda press release announcing the arrest of a male in his 50s; it gives no name for the suspect, no exact date of the disappearance and no location for the crime. The article is dated 11/11/2024 in its text and 2024-11-01 in its metadata.
victim, Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullardsuspect, 50s, male