Gardaí end search at Clondalkin house in Annie McCarrick murder probe
The American woman disappeared in 1993 and the investigation at the Clondalkin home began on Thursday, June 12.
The home and garden were being searched by technical and forensic teams.
Gardaí have said they will continue to remain on site in order to return the site to the current residents.
Details of the search are not being released due to operational reasons for the ongoing murder probe.
American Annie McCarrick went missing on March 26, 1993. Photo: PA
Gardaí have reiterated that the current residents of this house are not connected in anyway with Annie McCarrick or her disappearance.
A cadaver dog had previously been brought to search the home for human remains.
The dog, Fern, is the same sniffer dog who located the remains of murder victim Tina Satchwell last year.
The searches came as a businessman in his 60s was arrested and questioned about the disappearance and murder of the American student.
The chief suspect, who was known to Annie, was released without charge.
The 26-year-old from Long Island, New York moved to Ireland in January 1993, and lived at at St Catherine's Court in Sandymount, with two housemates.
On the morning of her disappearance on Friday March 26, Annie spoke to both of her housemates before they left to travel separately over the weekend.
She was due to welcome friends to her apartment for dinner the following day. However, they became concerned for her well-being when they visited the home and she was not there.
The following day, a friend visited the apartment and spoke to her two flatmates, as Annie had not been heard from.
They discovered groceries purchased by Annie on Friday morning were left unpacked in shopping bags.
The receipt stated the time and date of the purchase as March 26, 1993 at 11.02am.
The investigation into the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick continues to 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.
Gardaí continue to appeals to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant they might believe it to be, to contact the Garda Investigation team.
Any person who may have previously come forward who 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.
Information provided 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 on 1800 666 111.
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