Gardaí, soldiers, Coast Guards and members of the Irish Search Dogs organisation took part in searches in Youghal today as part of the garda investigation into the disappearance of Tina Satchwell.
Ms Satchwell, 45, went missing from her home on Grattan Street in Youghal on 20 March.
Members of the Garda Water Unit carried out dives close to the shore in Youghal harbour.
Searches are under way in Youghal, Co Cork in connection with the disappearance of Tina Satchwell earlier this year pic.twitter.com/0AYLQGPF2I
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Further searches were carried out at the Golf Links Road by members of the Divisional Search Team and Garda Dog Unit.
A section of the road was closed off as part of the operation.
Gardaí say they are following more than 200 lines of inquiry locally, nationally and internationally.
Superintendent Eamon O'Neill, who is heading up the investigation, said they are treating the disappearance with the seriousness it deserves, and will continue until they know what happened to her.
Supt O'Neill added that weather was very good and allowed them to complete what they wanted to get done.
Ms Satchwell, nee Dingivan, is originally from Fermoy, Co Cork.
She is described as 1.70m (5'6") tall, of medium build with blonde shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.
She had been living in the east Cork town for around two years.
She was reported missing by her husband, Richard Satchwell, on 24 March - four days after he arrived home from a shopping trip to find her gone.
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He told gardaí that two suitcases were missing as well as €26,000 in cash.
A search was carried out at a premises in Youghal in June in connection with her disappearance.
Mr Satchwell, appealed for her to return home in an appearance on RTÉ's Crimecall at the end of June.
Both gardaí and her family say her disappearance is out of character.
