'Large brown satchel-type handbag' may be key in Annie McCarrick murder inquiry 

Superintendent Tim Burke, left, and Detective Superintendent Eddie Carroll at Irishtown Garda Station on Friday morning, where they issued a public appeal for information to mark the 30th anniversary of disappearance of Annie McCarrick. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

Gardaí investigating what is now classified as the murder of Annie McCarrick following her disappearance 30 years ago say her family, especially her mother, deserve to know what happened to her.

Senior officers overseeing the investigation confirmed on Friday it had now been reclassified as a murder investigation.