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GALLERY: Search continues today on Kildare border in Deirdre Jacob case

An Garda Siochána said the area will be searched and subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over several days

Photos by Tony Keane. 

The search relating to the murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob in the 1990s have continued for a fifth day.

Two excavators are being used to dig up earth in an area of open ground in Co Wicklow near the border with Co Kildare.

An Garda Siochána said the area will be searched and subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over several days.

On Thursday, the excavators worked to heap up soil in large piles under the watch of investigating Gardaí.

One of the lines of inquiry being pursued by Gardaí is that prime suspect in the Deirdre Jacob murder, Larry Murphy, was seen burying a car in the area of the search several years ago. 

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