Inquest into 1997 shooting of GAA official Sean Brown to open in March

A preliminary hearing was held at Laganside Court in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

The first stage of an inquest into the fatal shooting of a GAA official in Co Derry 26 years ago is set to open next month.

Sean Brown, 61, was abducted in Bellaghy by loyalist terrorists and shot dead in May 1997.