THE SEARCH for missing Galway woman Bláthnaid Timothy, who disappeared a year ago, has found no trace of her.
Gardaí fear the worst for the business executive who was aged 33 when last seen alive in Dublin on the evening of December 14th, 2010.
Garda sources said the missing woman’s bank cards, email account and other facilities that only she would have had access to had not been visited since she was last seen alive.
There have been no confirmed sightings of her and she has not been in contact with any friends or family.
The missing woman’s disappearance led to a high-profile publicity campaign by her family in their bid to find her.
Ms Timothy used her ATM card to withdraw €60 at the National Irish Bank on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on Dublin’s south quays at 8pm on Tuesday, December 14th.
CCTV footage from the scene showed her getting into a taxi across the street.
The taxi turned right on to Butt Bridge to travel over the Liffey towards the north side of Dublin city centre.
While an appeal was launched for the taxi driver to come forward and help the missing person inquiry, it was a number of weeks before he was found.
He told gardaí he had driven Ms Timothy to Howth on the north side of Dublin.
Gardaí fear she may have somehow entered the waters at Howth. However, a search in the waters off the harbour yielded nothing.
Ms Timothy, an executive who had worked for Coca-Cola and KPMG, is from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, but was living in Dublin, sharing a flat at Smith Hall on Camden Street, at the time of her disappearance.
When her family and friends had not heard from her for a number of days and efforts to contact her failed she was reported missing on December 17th.
A search by her family and the Garda was begun immediately.