Man arrested in connection with Quinn killing

A man was arrested today over the alleged IRA-linked killing of a trucker in an isolated shed in the Irish Republic.

A man was arrested today over the alleged IRA-linked killing of a trucker in an isolated shed in Co Monaghan.

Gardaí said the man was arrested in Cavan Town early this morning as part of the investigation into the murder of Paul Quinn, 21, last autumn.

A garda spokesman said: "The man in his 20s is currently being detained at Monaghan garda station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act."

Mr Quinn, from Cullyhanna, south Armagh, was beaten to death in a cattle shed in Co Monaghan on October 20 with nearly every major bone in his body broken.

He died from multiple injuries due to blunt force trauma.

Paramilitary ceasefire watchdog the International Monitoring Commission (IMC) blamed the murder on former Provisional IRA members or associates.

Since July, 12 people have been arrested in connection with the killing - six in the North and six in the Republic.

No one has yet been charged with the murder.

There has been a police investigation and high-profile media campaign since Mr Quinn's death.

An inquest opened briefly in Dundalk in June to issue a death certificate to his grieving family.

It was adjourned because of the ongoing investigation.

Deputy state pathologist Dr Michael Curtis has compiled an 18-page report.