Remains found at a house in Co Louth are not those of missing teenager Ciara Breen.
The 17-year-old disappeared in February 1997.
There was speculation after skeletal remains were found at a house in Dundalk on Wednesday - a short distance from where she was last seen.
Garda Superintendent Gerry Curley updates media on skeletal remains found in Dundalk pic.twitter.com/dNe1QkIrM3
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) September 7, 2017
Construction workers made the discovery when they were working at a site on Mary Street North.
A forensic anthropologist confirmed that the remains were human - but gardaí say they are historical.
The National Museum of Ireland has been notified.
BREAKING: Remains found in Dundalk are NOT those of Ciara Breen. Gardaí say they're historical and National Museum has been notified
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) September 7, 2017
State Pathologist Marie Cassidy arriving at Dundalk house where skeletal remains were found yesterday pic.twitter.com/w6kxa0bDZD
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) September 7, 2017
