Search continues for Jo Jo and Deirdre at this lonely spot. And all their families can do is wait

Barry Cummins reports from the scene of the major new search for Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob, both missing since the 1990s

Gardaí have renewed their search for evidence relating to the disappearances of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob both of whom went missing in the 1990s. Picture: The Irish Times

The large orange digger began its work in earnest after lunchtime.

Gardaí had spent the early morning ensuring the search location was secured, with no unauthorised people allowed anywhere near a section of land that is now the centre of the search for two women abducted and murdered decades ago.