Human remains believed to be those of one of the disappeared, Gerry Evans, have been taken to Dublin for formal identification.

TEAMS tracing the body of a man believed to have been shot and buried 30 years ago by the IRA appeared to have found him only days after giving up the search.

Teams tracing the body of a man believed to have been shot and buried 30 years ago by the IRA appeared today to have found him only days after giving up the search.

HUMAN remains discovered in July were those of Charlie Armstrong, believed to have been abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1981.

Human remains discovered in July were those of a man believed to have been abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1981, it was confirmed today.

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.

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern has said “the best way” for the family of IRA disappeared victim Gerry Evans to have closure, “is if his remains are 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.

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.

Sinn Féin minister Conor Murphy has again denied that the IRA was involved in the disappearance of Gerry Evans 30-years ago.

Renewed efforts are underway to find the body of a man who is believed to have been killed by the IRA and buried in Co Monaghan in March 1979.

Relatives of one of the so-called 'Disappeared' say they have received a map showing where his body might be buried.