Fiona Pender case: Second search operation in Co Laois to continue overnight

Gardai have begun another search for murdered Fiona Pender in a forest area off Cut Road North of the village of Clonaslee,Co.Laois..Picture:  Padraig O'Reilly

Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender in Co Offaly have begun a second search. 

The search is being carried out on open grounds in the Slieve Bloom mountains area in Co Laois and will continue overnight. It follows the conclusion of an earlier search near Tullamore on Tuesday.