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TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said he hopes “justice is arrived at” following the search of a woodland area as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Deirdre Jacob.
The search concluded today after a third dat of a major search operation in a remote wooded area of Co Kildare.
Investigators are searching almost three acres of land, with search parties expected to be on site for up to three weeks.
Deirdre Jacob was last seen on 28 July 1998 near her home in Newbridge, Co Kildare. She is one of at least six women who vanished in the east of the country in the 1990s.
The family of another missing woman, Jo Jo Dullard, say they are praying the developments in Deirdre’s case will bring about answers for them.
Speaking about the investigation, the Taoiseach said:
“Our hearts go out to the families of the missing women involved. It is heart rendering, it is very, very sad, those families haven’t had closure.
“I just hope the gardaí can bring this further and advance these investigations further and work to bring closure to the families concerned and make sure that justice is arrived at.
“It does illustrate the gardaí is continuing to work on these cases, is not giving up on these cases, thats reassuring to the families, on one level but on another level it has been an extraordinary length of time that these families have endured and I really feel it is very tough on them and traumatic. And it must be very difficult at the moment for them to have to go through this as well.”
Gardaí upgraded her disappearance to a murder investigation in 2018 and as a result of the renewed focus on the case new witnesses have come forward. As part of the cold case review the file and previous statements have also been re-examined by detectives.
During this re-examination they re-interviewed witnesses who were also part of the original file – one element of that re-examination was the movements around a woodland some 16 kilometres south of the town of Newbridge.
During this re-examination and interviews “credible information” was developed and that has led gardaí to woodland to Usk Little on the Wicklow and Kildare border.
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Could ye not have found a better photo lads.
@Honeybadger197: good effort HoneyBadger but that’s still only an “artist’s rendition”
@Jazz Buckler: Sure tip down with your camera so…
@Red hurley: next Dun Laoghaire baths? But heated from solar power as I still remember how cold it was learning to swim as a kid.
@Honeybadger197: no pleasing some people!
@Suzie Sunshine: Yep!
@Honeybadger197: The aesthetics are only a curiosity. The facility is the main draw, so I’ll be going irregardless when it opens
How long until someone trips and sues the Corpo? I’d say three months.
@Jazz Buckler: Few pints!
@Suzie Sunshine:
It wasn’t a personal comment – was just pointing out it wasn’t a photo ffs Jeez! God how people just enjoy stirring up shit by projecting good vs evil on stuff
@Jazz Buckler: and irony of that is it’s still a building site so no photos possible
Great – just in time for the winter. Amazing planning.
@Conor Byrne: well Sept onwards is when seawater is at its warmest y’know…
@Conor Byrne: At least you can have a beer whilst you waiting. Lol
Great idea.. Amazing some people on here still manage to complain..
@Will: they’re Shinners and Looney Left.
David Cullen jnr ..Didn’t his daddy David Cullen Snr go bankrupt and transfer property into his family’s name …and owe NAMA 28 million ??? They always surface in the end !!
@Steve Austin: if you fall off the horse , you just get back on.
Most people who lose their job , eventually go back to what they were doing , it’s what they know.
Many developers went bust because people simply couldn’t borrow money anymore. Not because of what they were doing was bad.
People have access to money , developers can develop
If you live in Wicklow the last place you’re going to go for a swim is Clontarf
@Random_paddy: if you live in Clontarf, the last place you’re going to go for a swim is Wicklow
I remember many years ago swimming in Clontarf baths. It was a hot day and a few friends and I cycled down to spend the afternoon swimming and sunbathing. After braving the cold water I swam a length of the pool and stopped to catch my breath. There, right in front if me was a disgusting, revolting human poo……floating serenely along without a care in the world. I made a very hasty exit, cycled home at olympic speed and spent an hour in the shower! I also rinsed my mouth with listerine until it almost bled. No fancy facelift will erase that memory for as long as I live! I have never swam in a sea pool since. Traumatised doesn’t even touch the edges!!!
@Elizabeth Gregory: Shit happens
@Barry Tallon:
@Elizabeth Gregory: how do you know the difference between a human poo and a seals poo?
Just in time for autumn: genius!
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