Remains of man 'missing' for 25 years to be exhumed and buried in Limerick

Limerick man Denis Walsh: the 23-year-old was reported missing on March 9, 1996 but, unknown to his family, his unidentified remains were discovered four weeks later off Galway Bay and held in a hospital mortuary for 18 years.

The remains of Limerick man Denis Walsh — who was declared missing for 25 years — are due to be exhumed from a communal grave in Galway and reinterred in his native Limerick this weekend.

The 23-year-old was reported missing on March 9, 1996 but, unknown to his family, his unidentified remains were discovered four weeks later off Galway Bay and held in a hospital mortuary for 18 years.