Dig begins for Mary Boyle’s body near where she was last seen alive nearly 40 years ago

The search was carried out about 300m from the laneway where the child was last seen alive on March 18 1977.

Gardaí yesterday resumed their search for missing schoolgirl Mary Boyle within a few hundred metres from where she was last seen alive nearly 40 years ago.

The search, which began at 7am, was focused near a disused quarry about 250m in from the road from Cashelard to Belleek, Co Fermanagh.