'Please give us justice': Gardaí echo mum's appeal on 18th anniversary of Paul Quinn's murder

Paul Quinn was murdered in Co Monaghan on October 20 in 2007 after being lured to a shed by a number of men

December 2007: Stephen and Breege Quinn leaving Leinster House after meeting then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and justice minister Brian Lenihan for an update on the investigation into the brutal killing of their son. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

Gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for information about the murder of 21-year-old Paul Quinn on the 18th anniversary of his death.

Paul was murdered in the Tullyvanus area in Co Monaghan on Saturday, October 20 2007, after being lured to a shed by a number of men.

The investigation into his murder, which remains ongoing, has seen 23 people arrested.

This includes 14 people arrested by An Garda Síochána and nine who were arrested by the PSNI.

In March 2020, a thematic review of this investigation was completed by the Garda Serious Crime Review team.

Stephen and Breege Quinn at the grave of their murdered son Paul Quinn at St Patrick's Church, Cullyhanna, Co Armagh in 2020. File picture: Liam McBurney/PA

On the anniversary of his death, gardaí said the solving of this murder is of the utmost priority for An Garda Síochána. 

They believe that there are still people with information in the community who have yet to come forward. Superintendent Ronan Carey said: 

We firmly believe that the answers to this murder or the evidence that we require to progress this investigation lies within the community. 

“That relationships change or the nature of them, and that people may be in a position now to provide answers to us or come forward to us and give us information that they may not have been previously in a position to do so.”

“We want to provide the answers, and we want to provide justice to Paul, to his mother, Breege, and his father, Stephen.”

Breege Quinn, Paul’s mother said: "The Gardaí are still investigating the murder. Please go and give us justice. It's no easier today than it was that evening that he died.”

A file photo from 2020 of Stephen and Breege Quinn at their home near Cullyhanna, Co Armagh, with a photo of their murdered son Paul Quinn. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said it is appealing to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant they might believe it to be, to contact Castleblayney Garda Station on 042 9747900 or any garda station.

Anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111.