Fiona Pender memorial walk/run set for Tullamore this Sunday

The annual Fiona Pender Memorial Walk/Run will take place this Sunday, August 31, in memory of the young Tullamore mother-to-be and her unborn baby who have now been missing for 29 years.

The walk will commence at 11.3Oam at Fiona's Monument on the banks of the Grand Canal, in Tullamore, and organisers have asked the public to show their continued support to Fiona's family and friends and to help preserve her memory and that of her unborn baby.

Poignantly, the annual walk in memory of the young Tullamore hairdresser along the stretch of the Grand Canal which was renamed as Fiona's Way to honour her memory some years ago, is located close to where she grew up in her childhood home at nearby Connolly Park.

Fiona Pender was last seen at the flat in Tullamore she shared with her then-boyfriend, in the early hours of August 23, 1996.

She was aged 25 at the time she went missing and was seven months pregnant with her first child.

The investigation into the disappearance of Fiona Pender and her unborn baby was upgraded to a murder inquiry earlier this year, but despite a number of arrests being made in the early stages of the investigation into her disappearance, and extensive searches being carried out over almost three decades, nobody has ever been charged.

Gardai recently renewed their appeal for information, and have asked anyone with any information about Fiona's disappearance to please make contact with Tullamore 05793-27600 (From abroad 00-353-5793-27600); the Garda Confidential Free Phone line on 1800 666111 or any Garda Station.