Search of house for missing woman ends
A major house search for a missing Irish woman has ended.
Elizabeth Clarke from Navan in County Meath has not been seen since 2013 when she was 24.
The mother-of-two was officially reported missing by her family in January 2015.
Gardaí (Irish police) investigating the disappearance of Ms Clarke began searching a house in County Meath on Friday after announcing they had reclassified her disappearance from a missing persons case to a murder inquiry.
Gardaí led an extensive search operation at the house in Navan.
The young mother had been living in the town when she went missing.
The search teams also conducted excavation works in a back garden.
Gardaí said the searches had now ended but the results were not being released for "operational purposes".
The missing woman's family have been updated on the latest developments.
Investigating officers have appealed to anyone with information to come forward.
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