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‘Bitter disappointment’ as search for Disappeared soldier ends without success

Bitter disappointment has been expressed as a search for Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac ended without success. The Grenadier Guards captain is believed to have been abducted by the Provisional IRA while on an undercover operation in a pub in ...

16 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Ten murders at Kingsmill an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules

The shooting dead of 10 Protestant workmen at Kingsmill in Co Armagh in 1976 was an “overtly sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled. The atrocity at Kingsmill, which was one of the most notorious of the Troubles, was claimed by a ...

12 Apr 2024 at 21:24

Northern Ireland

Search for Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac to begin on Irish border

A search is set to start in a remote area of the Irish border for Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac. The British Army officer is believed to have been abducted by the Provisional IRA while on an undercover operation in a pub in south ...

26 Aug 2024 at 00:01

National News

Families of the Disappeared appeal for help to end their pain

Families of the Disappeared victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles have urged those who know where they are buried to end their pain. The bereaved took part in their annual All Souls Day silent walk to Parliament Buildings at ...

03 Nov 2024 at 11:50

National News

Exhumed remains not those of Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey

Remains exhumed from a grave in Co Monaghan are not those of Disappeared victim of the Troubles Joe Lynskey, investigators have said. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) said the remains ...

24 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

New search for disappeared victim Columba McVeigh set to begin

A new search for a teenager murdered and secretly buried by the IRA is to begin. Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore, Co Tyrone, was last seen in November 1975. Excavators will return to a site at Bragan bog near Emyvale ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

‘Painstaking’ search for remains of Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac under way

A “painstaking” search for the remains of Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac is taking place close to an historical site near the Irish border. The British Army officer is believed to have been abducted by the Provisional ...

26 Aug 2024 at 13:46

Northern Ireland

Commission launches fresh appeal to help find Disappeared victim Seamus Maguire

An investigator tasked with finding a Disappeared victim of the Northern Ireland Troubles has appealed for the “vital piece” of information that will help end the bereaved family’s five decades of pain. Seamus Maguire, ...

14 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Family of Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh ‘hopeful’ as new search begins

The family of a teenager murdered and secretly buried by the IRA have spoken of their hope as a new search for his remains begins. Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore, Co Tyrone, was last seen in November 1975. ...

03 Oct 2022 at 10:45

Northern Ireland

Stories of the Disappeared must never be forgotten, says James Nesbitt

The stories of the Disappeared must never be forgotten, Northern Ireland-born actor James Nesbitt has said. Seventeen people were killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries during the Troubles. Co ...

02 Nov 2023 at 16:35

Northern Ireland

Rumours that Captain Robert Nairac was involved in Kingsmill are ‘utter fantasy’

The notion that Captain Robert Nairac infiltrated the IRA and was involved in the Kingsmill massacre is “utter fantasy”, a coroner has said. Delivering his findings in the long-running legacy inquest into ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:05

Northern Ireland

Family of Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh want daily ‘torment’ to end

The family of a Northern Ireland teenager who was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA said finding his remains would bring an end to their daily torment. Columba McVeigh, 19, from ...

04 Oct 2022 at 03:35

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