THE family of a man believed to have been murdered by the IRA almost 30 years ago faces a month- long wait for confirmation that his remains have been found.

The family of a man believed to have been murdered by the IRA almost 30 years ago face a month-long wait for confirmation his remains have been found.

New legislation to help relatives of those murdered and dumped by the IRA will come into force on November 9, it was revealed today.

The family of a man thought to be among those abducted, shot and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles today appealed for the return of his body.

TEN years after the IRA handed over a list of sites where gardaí would find the remains of the so-called “disappeared”, a new site — not on the original list — has been identified.

PRIESTS are to make new appeals at Masses across Ireland for help in finding the remains of all nine secretly buried IRA murder victims.

Clontarf prop Niall Carson scored a bonus-point try in the last action of their Division One tussle with Buccaneers this afternoon, to send them joint-top with Shannon.

THE British and Irish Governments were yesterday urged to do more to help locate the burial sites of people abducted and murdered by the IRA.

The British and Irish Governments were today urged to do more to help locate the burial sites of people abducted and murdered by the IRA during the Troubles.

Forensic evidence found during the examination of the body of IRA “Disappeared” victim Jean McConville could still be used to convict her murderers, it emerged today.

Relatives of alleged informers murdered and secretly buried by the IRA tonight rejected an apology from the Provisionals for their suffering.

INFORMATION on the location of nine people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA was given to the Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains.

Bones have been found close to a beach where the IRA claim to have buried the body of a mother they shot dead 30 years ago, it emerged tonight.

Gardaí are today continuing an excavation operation in a bid to find the body of a man thought to have been killed by the IRA more than 20 years ago.