A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard.
Ms Dullard has been missing for 29 years, having disappeared in November 1995 at the age of 21.
The man in his 50s was arrested in Co Kildare this morning and is being detained at a garda station in the county.
This is the first arrest in the case, which was upgraded from a missing persons inquiry to one of murder in 2020.
Ms Dullard was last seen in Moone, Co Kildare, on November 9th, 1995.
Jo Jo travelled to Dublin where she spent the evening socialising in Bruxelles Bar, Harry Street, Dublin 2.
Jo Jo missed her last bus home to Kilkenny that evening and instead at 10pm boarded a bus to Naas, Co. Kildare.
Jo Jo then intended to hitch hike the rest of the way home to Callan, in Co. Kilkenny.
Jo Jo hitched a lift from Naas to the slip road on the M9 motorway at Kilcullen, Co. Kildare.
At approximately 11.15pm Jo Jo hitched another lift to Moone, Co. Kildare.
In Moone, Jo Jo made a telephone call to her friend Mary Cullinan at 11.37pm.
During that call, Jo Jo told Mary that a car had stopped for her and she was going to take the lift.
This was the last known interaction with Jo Jo Dullard.
The following morning, Friday the 10th November 1995, Jo Jo Dullard’s sister, Kathleen, reported her missing and a missing persons investigation commenced.
Jo Jo was 21 years old when she disappeared.
Gardaí marked the 29th anniversary of the disappearance of Josephine “Jo Jo” Dullard last week with a national appeal for information.
Anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant you might believe it to be, is asked to contact Naas Garda Station on 045 884 300 or any Garda station, or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
