Remains thought to be of 'Disappeared' man Gerry Evans taken for identification

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

The remains were found in Carrickrobin in Co Louth yesterday after a 16-month search ended.

Mr Evans was one of 16 people murdered by republican paramilitaries and secretly buried during the Troubles.

Nine bodies have yet to be found.