Today is the 29th anniversary of the disappearance of 21-year-old Josephine "Jo Jo” Dullard.
On the 9th November 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 10th November 1995, Jo Jo Dullard’s sister, Kathleen, reported her missing and a missing person's investigation commenced.
The disappearance of Jo Jo has been the subject of a sustained Garda investigation, by the investigation team based at Naas Garda Station.
The investigation is subject to ongoing review by the Serious Crime Review Team, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
In November 2020, on the 25th Anniversary of Jo Jo’s disappearance An Garda Síochána confirmed that her disappearance was now classified as a murder investigation as An Garda Síochána was satisfied that serious harm came to Jo Jo on or about the night of 9th November 1995.
No person has been brought to justice for the murder of Jo Jo Dullard at this time.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone that met, saw, or has any information in relation to the murder of Josephine after 11.37pm on the night of the 9th November 1995, who has not spoken to Gardaí to please come forward.
An Garda Síochána appeals to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant you might believe it to be, 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.
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