Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished

Investigators launch a forensic search of open ground as part of the decades-old case into Fiona Sinnott’s suspected murder

Fiona Sinnott. File Picture

Gardaí have launched a search operation on open ground in Co Wexford as part of their investigation into the disappearance and murder of a woman 27 years ago.

Fiona Sinnott disappeared on the evening of Sunday, February 8, 1998. The 19-year-old mother-of-one was last seen socialising with friends at Butler's Pub in Broadway, not far from her home in Ballyhitt, Co Wexford. She left the pub around midnight and has not been seen since.