Soldiers drafted in to search for Ciara Breen

The Garda investigation into the disappearance of missing Dundalk teenager Ciara Breen, took another twist yesterday as members of the defence forces were drafted in to help with the ongoing search of the Balmers bog area of the county Louth town.

The 61 soldiers from the 27th Infantry battalion, based in Dundalk’s Aiken barracks, were on the site of the search.

Their efforts were interrupted when the bomb disposal team had to be called in to carry out a controlled explosion on old bomb component parts uncovered by their searching colleagues.