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What is known about Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance?

Jo Jo Dullard went missing from Moone, Co Kildare in 1995
Jo Jo Dullard went missing from Moone, Co Kildare in 1995

As gardaí search an area near Grangecon, Co Wicklow as part of the investigation into missing woman Jo Jo Dullard, what is known about her disappearance?

Jo Jo Dullard went missing from Moone, Co Kildare in 1995.

The 21-year-old was working in Callan, Co Kilkenny and travelled to Dublin on Thursday 9 November, where she spent time in Bruxelles Bar on Harry Street, just off Grafton Street.

She missed the last direct bus home that night, so she got a bus to Naas, Co Kildare and then hitched two lifts to get to Moone, a small village in south Co Kildare near the border with Wicklow.

In Moone, Ms Dullard made a telephone call to her friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm.

During that call, Ms Dullard told Ms Cullinan that a car had stopped for her, and she was going to take the lift.

Gardaí believe that serious harm came to Jo Jo Dullard on or around the night of 9 November

This was the last known interaction with Jo Jo Dullard.

Gardaí believe that serious harm came to Ms Dullard on or around the night of 9 November.

Ms Dullard had her Sanyo stereo cassette player (model MGP21) with her at the time of her disappearance.

On Friday 10 November 1995, Ms Dullard's sister Kathleen reported her missing and a missing persons investigation commenced.

Her disappearance has been the subject of a sustained garda investigation, by the investigation team based at Naas Garda Station.

And has been subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

On the 25th anniversary of her disappearance, in November 2020, gardaí confirmed that her disappearance was now classified as a murder investigation as they believed that serious harm had come to Ms Dullard.

Gardaí have urged anyone with any information to contact Naas Garda Station on 045 884 300 or any garda station, or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.