A garda search has been carried out in Glenfin, Co Donegal for the remains of Tyrone girl Arlene Arkinson who was last seen 30 years ago.
Arlene was aged 15 when she went missing after a night out at a disco in Bundoran, Co Donegal, on 13 August 1994.
The teenager from Castlederg, Co Tyrone was last seen in a car driven by convicted murderer and rapist Robert Howard. Arlene's body has never been found, despite extensive searches.
A 14-year inquest into the death of the teenager that ended in July 2021 found that on the balance of probabilities Robert Howard was responsible for the death of Arlene.
Coroner Brian Sherrard noted: "Robert Howard, a violent sexual offender, and the last person to be seen with Arlene in the early hours of August 14 1994, was responsible for her death."
Howard was charged with Arlene's murder in 2002, but acquitted in 2005.
A garda spokesperson confirmed to RTÉ News that "searches took place" earlier today. They added tonight "no further information was available".
Glenfin or Gleann Fhinne is located along the Blue Stack Mountains in the centre of Co Donegal, 10km east of Ballybofey. Some of the area is located in the Gaeltacht.
Several searches have been carried out in the past for the remains of Arlene Arkinson.
At that vigil, Arlene's sisters Kathleen and Paula Arkinson reiterated their calls for a public inquiry into the handling of their sister's case.
Fr Paul Fraser, who led that memorial vigil, said that Arlene’s memory "lives on in all of those who knew and loved her" and that "the search for truth and justice" must continue.
Kathleen Arkinson has alleged that Howard had been working as a state agent and has appealed to Northern Ireland's Minister for Justice Naomi Long to re-examine Arlene's case carefully.
Howard, originally from Co Laois, died in prison in England in 2015 while serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Hannah Williams from London.
