What happened to Jo Jo Dullard; dozens of dangerous incidents in the Defence Forces; and ideas for Pancake Tuesday

Plaque remembering Jo Jo Dullard
Plaque remembering Jo Jo Dullard

Josephine Dullard, better known as Jo Jo, went missing on November 9th, 1995. She was 21 at the time. And Deirdre Jacobs, who went missing on the July 19th 1998, was 18. Gardaí have launched new searches in Co Wicklow as part of the two investigations.

Councillors across Ireland tried to zone almost 300 land sites on flood-prone areas for building houses over the past six years and the regulator had to intervene on 93 occasions.

Graduate doctors could be encouraged to stay in Ireland through a new State-backed loan.

For the second year in a row, the Sinn Féin president May Lou McDonald will not attend St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Washington DC.

The Defence Forces reported nearly 140 dangerous incidents involving troops over the past two years, including an explosion, vehicle crashes, issues with weapons, and an injury suffered during “horseplay”.

And it’s Shrove Tuesday, so Niamh Browne has been trying her hand at the cloud-like Japanese soufflé pancake.

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