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.

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

A confidential telephone number and address are to be set up to help locate the bodies of people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, it was announced today.

THE British and Irish Governments are to appoint a forensic expert to help locate the bodies of people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, British Northern Secretary Peter Hain confirmed yesterday.

The Irish and British governments are looking at a number of candidates to appoint a forensic expert to help locate the bodies of people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain confirmed today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern today made a fresh appeal for the return of bodies of people abducted and murdered by the IRA.

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.

THE IRA faced a fresh plea yesterday to help locate the bodies of people missing since the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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.