The family of the mother-of-two have been informed of the developments, gardaí said.

An excavation has been initiated on the site at the centre of an investigation into the disappearance of a mother-of-two in Co Meath.

A search, which is underway at a house in Co Meath in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old woman, is expected to take a number of days

Gardaí at Navan Garda Station investigating the disappearance of Elizabeth Clarke in 2013 have upgraded the investigation to a murder probe