Investigation into IRA murder of Tom Oliver uncovers new DNA evidence

Eugene Oliver, a son of Tom Oliver, during a fresh appeal for information relating to the murder of his father (Arthur Carron/PA)

A fresh investigation in the IRA abduction and murder of farmer Tom Oliver has uncovered new DNA evidence, which investigators hope will lead to a prosecution.

Mr Oliver, an innocent farmer from the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth, was abducted and shot by the IRA in July 1991.