"Ms Tierney was reported missing by her husband Jim Tierney on October 22nd, 1984. He told gardaí that she left her home at Clinstown, Jenkinstown, at approximately 10.30pm on October 21st, 1984 in the family car.
The Renault 18 vehicle was located at Newpark Fen the following day, though it would be two months before the dead woman’s remains were found confirming her murder.
On December 21st, 1984 her body was spotted in a ditch by a man who had been walking on the Bleach Road on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. She had been violently strangled.
Gardaí determined she had been killed elsewhere, most likely on the day of the last known sighting, and her remains were transported by car to the spot where they were found."
Gardaí identify suspect in cold case murder of Marie Tierney in 1984
"June 19, 2019. An arrest in the investigation into the murder of Marie Tierney is expected over the coming days after a significant witness has come forward.
It is understood that the garda investigation team have acquired crucial new evidence linking a suspect to the murder of the mother-of-two.
It is understood that the suspect was known to Marie and is living in the Kilkenny area.
Gardaí have conducted an exhaustive investigation since 2017 including examining 500 lines of enquiry and taking over 200 witness statements."
Breaking: Arrest imminent in Marie Tierney's murder
The Renault 18 vehicle was located at Newpark Fen the following day, though it would be two months before the dead woman’s remains were found confirming her murder.
On December 21st, 1984 her body was spotted in a ditch by a man who had been walking on the Bleach Road on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. She had been violently strangled.
Gardaí determined she had been killed elsewhere, most likely on the day of the last known sighting, and her remains were transported by car to the spot where they were found."
Gardaí identify suspect in cold case murder of Marie Tierney in 1984
"June 19, 2019. An arrest in the investigation into the murder of Marie Tierney is expected over the coming days after a significant witness has come forward.
It is understood that the garda investigation team have acquired crucial new evidence linking a suspect to the murder of the mother-of-two.
It is understood that the suspect was known to Marie and is living in the Kilkenny area.
Gardaí have conducted an exhaustive investigation since 2017 including examining 500 lines of enquiry and taking over 200 witness statements."
Breaking: Arrest imminent in Marie Tierney's murder
