First arrest made in case of woman murdered 35 years ago

Detectives investigating the murder of a woman 35 years ago have made a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a suspect for the crime. The man, aged in his 70s, was detained yesterday morning and questioned in relation to the historic murder of Marie Tierney.

His arrest is the first made for the killing of the 34-year-old mother of two. Ms Tierney’s body was discovered in a ditch on Bleach Rd, on the outskirts of Kilkenny City, on December 21, 1984. She had been strangled to death.