Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard was last seen at around 11.37 pm on November 9, 1995, in the village of Moone, Co Kildare, while she tried to make her way home to Callan.
She was 21 years old at the time of her disappearance, while Deirdre Jacobs was 18 years old when she went missing on July 29, 1998.
Last week, Gardaí commenced a search operation on the Wicklow/ Kildare border, which was led by the Serious Crime Review Team, Garda [Irish police] National Bureau and Criminal Investigation and supported by the Garda National Technical Bureau.
This evening, ten days into the search, Gardaí have provided an update, confirming the current search phase at the location has concluded.
A statement from the force added that a further assessment of the site remains ongoing.
They said: "An Garda Síochána has provided an update to the families of Jo Jo Dullard and Deidre Jacob in relation to this phase of the search, and they have been fully appraised of these developments.
Jo Jo Dullard.
"An Garda Síochána also acknowledges the ongoing cooperation and support of the landowner."
An appeal for information was included in the statement, with Gardaí urging anyone with any information to come forward.
The Garda Confidential Line can be contacted on 1800 666 111, with Gardaí urging people to come forward "no matter how small or insignificant you might believe [the information] to be."
Police excavations in Wicklow.
The excavation began last week following a credible tip-off which was made to Gardaí, the Daily Mail has reported.
The dig was temporarily stopped earlier in the week after a garda dug up what appeared to be the axle of a car with a shovel.
The axle and another item, which also appeared to be part of a car, were removed from the soil.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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