An Garda Síochána said in an update today, Tuesday, June 24, that they are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick in March 1993.
The search at a domestic residence in Clondalkin, which commenced on Thursday, June 12, concluded on Tuesday afternoon, Gardaí said in their update.
Details of the search are not being released for operational reasons, Gardaí said.
The same day the search commenced, a man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of McCarrick's murder. However, he was released without charge the following day.
An Garda Síochána said on Tuesday that they will remain on site at the Clondalkin residence to return it to the current residents. An Garda Síochána reiterated that the current residents of the house that was searched are not connected in any way with McCarrick or her disappearance.
An Garda Síochána said they have updated McCarrick's family of today's developments.
Annie McCarrick appeal
The investigation into the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick continues to be led by the investigation team from DMR South Central Division Serious Crime Unit based at Irishtown Garda Station under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer, assisted by the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
An Garda Síochána is continuing to appeal to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant they might believe it to be, to contact the Garda Investigation team.
Gardaí also continue to appeal to any person who may have previously come forward and felt they could not provide Gardaí with all the information they had in relation to this matter to contact the investigation team again.
"With the passage of time they may now be in a position to speak further with the investigation team," Gardaí noted.
"Any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, will be welcomed by the investigation team. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence."
The investigation team can be contacted at Irishtown Garda Station on 01 666 9600. Anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
The Annie McCarrick investigation
Annie McCarrick was born on March 21, 1967, and was 26 years old at the time of her disappearance in March 1993. A native of New York, she was the only child of her father, John, who died in 2009, and her mother, Nancy.
As a teenager, McCarrick visited Ireland on a school trip. Her parents have described how she fell in love with Ireland and the way of life, and how upon her return to New York, she indicated her intention to return to Ireland to live.
Annie McCarrick.
In the late 1980s, McCarrick 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 at Stony Brook University.
On January 4, 1993, McCarrick moved to Ireland to live permanently and settled into rental accommodation at St. Catherine’s Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4, with two other tenants.
On Friday, March 26, 1993, McCarrick spoke to both her flatmates before they left separately to travel home for the weekend.
McCarrick made arrangements with friends, inviting them to her apartment for dinner the following day, Saturday, March 27. She was excited and making plans for her mother's upcoming visit; Nancy was due to arrive in Ireland on Tuesday, March 30.
Annie McCarrick.
McCarrick's friends became concerned for her welfare when she was not at home on Saturday, March 27 for the planned dinner. McCarrick also did not turn up to work that day, nor the day after.
A friend called to McCarrick's apartment on the evening of Sunday, March 28 and spoke with her two flatmates. Groceries that had been purchased by McCarrick 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 11:02 am on March 26.
This is the last confirmed activity of Annie McCarrick.
Annie McCarrick's receipt from Quinnsworth.
McCarrick was reported missing by a friend at Irishtown Garda Station on the evening of Sunday, March 28, 1993. This missing person report was confirmed by her mother Nancy when she arrived in Dublin on Tuesday, March 30.
On March 24, 2023, An Garda Síochána announced that they had reclassified the missing person investigation to a murder inquiry.
Gardaí renewed their appeal for information about McCarrick in March 2024, coinciding with the 31st anniversary of the Irish American woman's disappearance.
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