Search ongoing for Arlene Arkinson remains

Arlene Arkinson was 15 when went she went missing in 1994

Searches in the Republic of Ireland for the remains of County Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson are ongoing, Gardai (Irish police) have said.

The 15-year-old disappeared in August 1994 after a night out in Bundoran, County Donegal.

In July 2021, an inquest found she was murdered by convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard, who died in 2015. He had previously been charged with her murder in 2002 but acquitted in 2005.

On Tuesday it was confirmed a search was carried out in Glenfin, County Donegal.

A Garda spokesperson said on Wednesday "those searches are ongoing" but added they had "no further information at this time".

Numerous searches have been carried out over the years, but Ms Arkinson's body has never been found.

A vigil was held in August to mark 30 years since Ms Arkinson's disappearance.

At the time the family's solicitor Des Doherty urged Justice Minister Naomi Long to reconsider her decision not to call a public inquiry.

Mr Doherty said the family had been left in a "legal void" and that new information could come to light in a public inquiry.