LIVE: Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Annie McCarrick released without charge
Searches of a property in Dublin remain ongoing and are being supported by a cadaver dog
The man arrested on suspicion of murdering Annie McCarrick in 1993 has been released without charge, gardaí in Dublin have confirmed.
Aged in his 60s, he was arrested on Thursday morning and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Continuing to look into the disappearance and murder of the American woman, searches in relation to this investigation remain ongoing and are being supported by a cadaver dog.
Gardaí have confirmed that these searches, of a property in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, will continue over the weekend and updates will be provided as appropriate.
Annie was the only child of her father John, now deceased and mother Nancy. She was originally from New York.
As a teenager, Annie visited Ireland on a school trip and fell in love with the country and way of life.
In the late 1980s, she completed her third level studies at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth before returning to New York in 1991, where she completed her studies.
On January 4 1993, Annie moved to Ireland to live permanently and settled into rental accommodation at St Catherine’s Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4 with two other tenants.
Friday, March 26, 1993 was the day Annie vanished. She spoke to both her flatmates before they left separately to travel home for the weekend and made arrangements with friends inviting them to her apartment for dinner the following day.
On Sunday, March 28, friends of Annie McCarrick became concerned for her welfare. Annie was not at home on Saturday when they called for dinner as invited. She had also not turned up for work on 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. They had been left unpacked in shopping bags.
A receipt in the 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 1993.
This investigation is ongoing.