Gardaí are set to continue a search operation in Chapelizod for the body of Trevor Deely who vanished in 2000.
Originally form Naas, Co Kildare, the 22-year-old was last seen walking home from a Christmas party shortly after 4am in December 2000.
The three acre site in South Dublin, some eight kilometres from where Trevor was last seen, has been sealed off and the search is expected to take a number of weeks.
The latest search effort comes after officers received fresh information suggesting that Trevor's remains may have been buried there.
It's understood that there has been no request for the €100,000 reward on offer.
Detective Inspector Paul Costello says the search area remains closed to the public until further notice.
“This is a woodland area which is adjacent to the R112 at Chapelizod and it runs down to the banks of the river Liffey and all that area is restricted to the public.”
The latest development in the 17-year-old mystery comes after Gardaí began a cold case review last December, which led to the release of newly enhanced footage of Trevor speaking to an unidentified man outside his office.
However, Gardaí say the new search operation is not based on this information, which emerged in April of this year, and the identity of the man in the CCTV footage is still unknown.
It's believed officers have mapped out certain areas to focus on and have also received assistance from experts in land searchers.
The Garda Dog Unit is also expected to be involved in the search.
Two men, believed to be on their way to carry out a gang-related shooting were have arrested by Gardaí in Dublin last night.
The men were in possession of a loaded fire arm and a can of petrol when the van they were travelling in was stopped by armed officers on the Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot between 7.30pm and 8pm yesterday evening in what is understood to have been an intelligence-led operation.
The suspects, aged 34 and 38, are being detained at Crumlin Garda Station on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, where they can be questioned for up to one week.
It's understood that the foiled shooting was not feud related, but rather part of what Gardaí describe as the regular internal operations of an organised crime gang.
An investigation is underway following a fatal incident in Co Clare in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A 25-year-old man has died after he was stabbed in the Marion Estate in Kilkee in Co Clare at around 1.15am.
The man was taken to University Hospital Limerick but was later pronounced dead.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently being held at Kilrush Garda Station.
The scene at Kilkee has been preserved for a technical examination and the Garda Technical Bureau are scheduled to attend later this morning.
Gardaí at Kilrush, Co Clare have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them at 065 9080550, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
A Garda Superintendent has today warned that festival-goers should except additional security measures at events throughout the year.
The statement comes on the last day of the Longitude music festival in Marlay park and Gardaí are reminding people to be patient when entering the grounds.
Huge queues on the opening day of the festival saw many people complain of being crushed and fainting after they were left waiting for over a hour.
Superintendent Peter Duff says people can expect to see increased safety measures at all public events.
"We in An Garda Síochána, particularly this year, have taken increased steps to ensure the safety of patrons attending concerts, matches etc.," he said.
"That's my primary concern is make sure that everyone gets in here, enjoys the concert, and goes home safely."
Since its launch in 2013, Longitude has grown in popularity with every passing year.
And with increasing numbers every year, it’s unsurprising you might expect bigger queues, longer delays and more intense traffic jams.
However, with the help of an interactive map, you’ll be able to swiftly navigate the crowd!
The Gardai leveraged Esri Ireland’s digital mapping platform to create an interactive map for those attending the festival in Marlay Park this weekend.
It will enable music fans to view traffic flows around Marlay Park and plan their route accordingly to avoid traffic. As well as this, local residents and commuters will be able to use the map to plan their journeys around the event.
The map also highlights some other points of interest, such as on-site first aid stations, the location of lost & found property, car parking and pick-up and drop-off points for both Dublin Bus and the Luas shuttle bus.
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With the festival having kicked off some hours ago, Paul Creaner of the GIS Garda Mapping Section offered some words of advice.
“We would encourage people to travel to the event by public transport, which will not only reduce total CO2 emissions, but also help to reduce congestion in the car parks and on the surrounding roads."
"Concert-goers can use this map to find the location of the Dublin Bus pick-up area and the stop for the Luas shuttle bus," he added.
16,500 people are expected to attend the festival each day this year, with performances from Stormzy, The Weeknd and Mumford & Sons.
According to emerging reports, the body of a woman in her twenties was recovered from the sea at the Cliffs of Moher earlier this afternoon.
It has been established that members of the public hiking in the area happened upon a stray rucksack before spotting a body in the water below the popular trail.
After being alerted by those at the scene, Coast Guard volunteers launched a boat from their Doolin base while a land team made its way to the cliff top.
Documentation found inside the rucksack have helped Gardai identify the deceased, with reports confirming she is a non-Irish national.
The body of the woman was recovered from the sea and transferred to the base at Doolin before being removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post mortem will be carried out this evening.
Authorities are currently attempting to make contact with the late woman's family.
A nurse working at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin lay dead for two days in a room used by parents.
Efforts were made to resuscitate her, but sadly she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A garda investigation is now underway following the shocking discovery on Tuesday morning, however, the Irish Independent reports that the death is being treated as a tragedy.
It is also being reported that the woman turned up for work as normal on Sunday.
The room where she was found can be used by parents whose children are receiving treatment at the Dublin hospital.
A Crumlin spokeswoman told the Irish Independent: "Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences go out to the staff member's family and friends and colleagues here at Our Ladys's Hospital.
"The hospital will be making no further comment as it is the subject of a garda investigation."
A 3-year-old has been touring the country on a mission to realise his dream of becoming a police officer.
Following a big day out at the Garda HQ in Dublin back in September, Ceejay McArdle has been travelling across the country helping the Gardaí out on their daily duties.
And judging from his Facebook page, he is doing a darn good job too.
The Monaghan native suffers from leukaemia and is to be undergoing rigorous treatment until 2018.
But that's not stopping him from having his moment with local police officers who have been taking the sick child under their wing and welcoming him onto the force.
From sectioning off crime scenes to making arrests, we reckon Ceejay definitely has a future in the business.
"Castleblayney's youngest Garda recruit and cancers worst enemy!!" reads his social media page and we can't help but agree.
A Dublin man who made not one, but TWO hoax bomb calls – so his friend could skip work – has been ordered to carry out 200 hours community service.
Colin Hammond's actions led to the shut down of a motorway, disrupted air traffic control and also stopped 4,000 Intel employees going to work.
The 21-year-old said he'd been drinking and taking drugs with a friend who paid him €30 (yes, all of this for 30 quid) to make the calls to Intel in Leixlip in January 2015.
Colin, who lives in Balbriggan, admitted to making two 999 phone calls claiming he was from the Islamic State and there were bombs at the Intel headquarters which would go off in 12 hours.
He described his actions as "profoundly stupid" in court today. Instead of two years in jail, Mr Hammond must serve 200 hours of community service.
With his wife, Nicola, his three young children, Lucy, Alex and Andrew, and a host of dignitaries – including Michael D Higgins and Enda Kenny – in attendance, the funeral of Garda Tony Golden has now taken place.
The service was held at the small St Oliver Plunkett's church in the parish of Blackrock, Co Louth at 12noon.
Most impactful of all, however, was the sight of 35-year-old Garda Tony's coffin being escorted by thousands of his serving colleagues, many of them in uniform.
The church itself can only accommodate some 300 people, so most stood in the grounds, where big screens broadcasting the funeral have been erected.
Tony was killed on Sunday when he responded to a local 999 call.
He was shot and shortly afterwards died alongside the 24-year-old shooter, Adrian Crevan Mackin, who turned the gun on himself after fatally striking Garda Golden.
The killer's partner and the mother of his two children, Siobhán Phillips, 22, remains in a critical condition in a Dublin hospital after also being shot in the head by Crevan Mackin.
This afternoon, the dead garda was remembered as a role model for the community; his brother, Patrick, also described him as a "big gentle giant".
And in his homily, chief celebrant Fr Pádraig Keenan told the congregation that the killing of Garda Golden was "cold blooded murder". He reminded the mourners that Co Mayo-native was the 88th garda to die in the line of duty.
He continued: "It is 88 members too many. He like all the others is mourned by the entire nation.
Fr Keenan went on to say that too many hearts have been broken, and too many lives shattered. There is no place for violence in our society, violence is wrong, always wrong, he stated.
Symbols brought to altar by heartbroken family members include photographs; a club jersey and hurley from the Stephanites GAA club in his native Ballina, Co Mayo; as well as a TV remote control, a soft drink, a bar of chocolate and packet of crisps to recall his cherished "time out".
Garda Golden will now be laid to rest at St Paul's Cemetery Heynestown.
A member of the gardaí has been shot dead in Co Louth this evening.
The gunman is also dead, while a woman has been taken to hospital in a serious condition with gun-shot wounds.
An Garda Síochána is treating the case as one of murder-suicide.
The dead garda is in his late 30s and is the father of three young children under the age of eight.
RTE reports that he left Omeath Garda Station this evening and called to a house on the Cooley Peninsula near Carlingford to deal with a domestic dispute.
He entered the property and was confronted by a man yielding a handgun. Journal.ie describes the shooter as "a well-known dissident Republican".
The area has been sealed off and the State Pathologist has now been notified.
A garda spokesman said shortly after the shooting: "Several people have been injured after an incident including a member of an Garda Siochana."
The spokesman later confirmed that the on-duty garda had died, along with one other person.
The shooting happened only a few kilometres from the location where Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, 41, was shot and killed on January 25, 2013.
No one has ever been charged with his killing; he was the first officer to be shot dead in the line of duty since the 1996 death of father-of-five, Jerry McCabe.
No words can describe terrible loss of Garda's life in Omeath while protecting community. Heartfelt sympathies to family, friends,colleagues
