Deirdre Jacob
Deirdre Jacob was an 18-year-old girl who vanished near her family home in Celbridge, Co Kildare, in 1998. Her case has been upgraded to a murder inquiry, part of a trend where missing persons cases are reassessed in light of new investigative possibilities.
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Deirdre Jacob was abducted and murdered in 1998, with her case remaining unsolved.
Search connected with disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard concludes – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-25
Deirdre Jacob was a student teacher who went out to the bank and the post office and never made it home in 1998.
News of the search for Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard opened a capsule into another time – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-23
Deirdre Jacob disappeared in 1998 while organizing a rent deposit for her college year in London.
Where is Larry Murphy now? Convicted rapist’s name back in headlines 15 years after he fled Ireland – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-21
Deirdre Jacob is one of the young women who disappeared in the 1990s and whose families are seeking closure.
Baltinglass residents hope for ‘closure’ for families of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-16
Deirdre Jacob was 18 years old when she disappeared near her family home.
Larry Murphy linked to search over disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-16Deirdre Jacob went missing on the afternoon of July 28th, 1998, after visiting her grandmother in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
Gardaí starting new search for JoJo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-16
Deirdre Jacob went missing in 1998 and is suspected to have been abducted and killed.
Cold case murder detectives must overcome poor investigations of 1990s – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-13
Deirdre Jacob vanished near her family home in Celbridge, Co Kildare, in 1998 and is part of the murder inquiries.
Can fresh searches unlock a case 29 years later? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-26
