LIVE: Man arrested on suspicion of murder of Annie McCarrick as search begins
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Annie McCarrick in Dublin 32 years ago. The man, who is in his 60s, was arrested by gardai from Irishtown station this morning. Gardai have also commenced the search of a property in Clondalkin in relation to Annie's disappearance. A temporary airspace restriction has also been put in place by the Irish Aviation Authority in respect of the search area in Clondalkin. Annie, who was 26 when she disappeared, was originally from New York, and she was living at St Cathryn's Court in Sandymount when she went missing on March 26, 1993. Gardai say Annie's family have been kept up to date with today's developments, and will continue to be kept in the loop with the investigation. They have also appealed to anyone that may have previously come forward, but who felt that they could not provide gardai with all of the relevant information they had, to please make contact with gardai again. "With the passage of time they may now be in a position to speak further with the investigation team," a spokesperson said. "Any information will be welcomed by the investigation team, and will be treated in the strictest confidence." On the day of Annie's disappearance, she spoke to both her flatmates before they left separately to travel home for the weekend. Annie made arrangements with friends inviting them to her apartment for dinner the following day. She was excited and making plans for her mother Nancy’s impending visit to Ireland the coming week. On Sunday, March 28, friends of Annie's became concerned for her welfare. Annie was not at home on the Saturday when they called for dinner as invited. She had also not turned up for work on either Saturday or Sunday. A friend called to her apartment on the evening of the 28th and spoke with Annie’s two flatmates. Groceries that had been purchased by Annie on the morning of Friday, March 26 in Quinnsworth on Sandymount Road had been left unpacked in shopping bags. A receipt in the shopping bags confirmed the date and time of purchase as: 26/03/1993 at 11:02am. This is the last confirmed activity of Annie McCarrick. Annie was reported missing by a friend at Irishtown Garda Station on the evening of Sunday, March 28. This missing person report was confirmed by her mother Nancy when she arrived in Dublin the following Tuesday. There were reported sightings of her in the Sandymount Green area, of her boarding the number 44 bus bound for Enniskerry in Co Wicklow, in Enniskerry Village, and at Johnnie Fox's pub in the Dublin mountains. The case was initially treated as a missing persons inquiry, but it was upgraded to a murder inquiry two years ago. This is the first arrest in the case. The full garda statement reads: "Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick in March 1993 have this morning arrested a male on suspicion of her murder. The male aged in his 60’ is detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin. “Investigating Gardaí are today commencing a search operation at a residence in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Elements of that house and garden will be searched and subject of both technical and forensic examinations. “The current residents of this home are not connected in anyway with Annie McCarrick or her disappearance. The arrest and search operation is being led by an investigation team from the DMR South Central Division, Serious Crime Unit based at Irishtown Garda Station under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer and with the assistance of the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. “The search is being carried out by the DMR South Central divisional search team supported by the Garda National Technical Bureau. This search operation has the support of other state and external expertise if required. “An Garda Síochána has and will continue to keep the family of Annie McCarrick fully updated in relation to this investigation. They have been fully appraised of today’s developments. An Garda Síochána appeal to anyone with information, no matter how small or insignificant that they might believe it to be, to contact with the investigation team. “Gardaí also appeal to anyone that may have previously come forward but who felt that they could not provide Gardaí with all of the relevant information they had in relation to this matter, to please make contact with An Garda Síochána again. With the passage of time they may now be in a position to speak further with the investigation team. “Any information will be welcomed by the investigation team, and will be treated in the strictest confidence. The investigation team can be contacted at Irishtown Garda Station on 01 666 9600 or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line: 1800 666 111.” Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. 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