Nothing of evidential value was found during the 15 day operation.
Gardai created 'false hope' during the searches for missing women in Co Kildare, according to a former head of the cold case unit.
They spent 15 days unsuccessfully looking for the remains of Deirdre Jacob and several other women who disappeared in the 1990s in a four acre wooded area in Usk Little
Deirdre Jacob case: Gardaí end search after confirming no evidence was found in a wooded area at Taggartstown, near the Co Wicklow border https://t.co/1n5y9rviJA
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) October 26, 2021
Officers were acting on information that a person was seen dragging something out of the boot of a car in a wooded area on the Kildare/Wicklow border on the night Deirdre disappeared from her home in Roseberry, Newbridge, on July 28th, 1998.
Former detective sergeant, Alan Bailey, says the gardai were wrong to be so public about the search.
Gardai will now go 'back to the drawing board'.
Alan Bailey, says the cases can still be solved - but the latest search was a big letdown
Police began searching a wooded area in County Kildare about two weeks ago after a report of "unusual activity" there on the night Deirdre Jacob went missing in 1998 https://t.co/fr8oRYrgu3
— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 26, 2021
Separately during the course of the search, the remnants of a previously undiscovered historical settlement were identified and the National Monuments Service has been notified.
Inspector John Fitzgerald is stationed at Kildare Town and was a key part of the investigation at Usk Little.
Speaking to Kildare Today, he says Garda will not stop looking for information:
Inspector Fitzgerald joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday's edition of the programme
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