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UNCOVERED: Columba mcveigh | History Defined

Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance

Seamus Maguire believed to have been killed and buried in County Antrim by republican paramilitaries in 1976

The Guardian - UK

Plea for information as first dig to find Disappeared victim begins

Seamus Maguire is thought to have been killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries between 1973 and 1976.

Evening Standard

First search to get under way for Disappeared victim Seamus Maguire

Seamus Maguire, 29, from Aghagallon, near Lurgan, is believed to have been killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries in 1976.

Evening Standard

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Latest search for Disappeared teenager Columba McVeigh ends without success

The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains said they searched 26 acres of Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan for Mr McVeigh.

Evening Standard

Prayers said for Troubles Disappeared who remain missing

Families of those secretly killed and buried by paramilitaries during the Troubles took part in their annual silent walk at Stormont.

Evening Standard

Search for remains of Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh moves to new area

It comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of the murder and secret burial of the Co Tyrone teen by the IRA on November 1 1975.

The Independent UK

New search taking place in Co Monaghan bog for IRA victim Columba McVeigh

Investigators identified ‘a small piece of ground’ at Bragan Bog that had not been searched previously.

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Exhumed remains not those of Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey

The remains also do not belong to any member of the family who own the grave plot in Annyalla, Co Monaghan, investigators have said.

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein president urges information on Disappeared be reported to commission

Mary-Lou McDonald was speaking following reports a Sinn Fein member had been named as involved in the disappearance of Columba McVeigh in 1975.

Evening Standard

Families of the Disappeared appeal for help to end their pain

Relatives of people killed and secretly buried took part in their annual All Souls Day walk at Stormont.

The Independent UK

Irish Justice Minister saddened as sixth search for Columba McVeigh ends

The Co Tyrone teenager was abducted, killed and secretly buried by the Provisional IRA in 1975.

The Independent UK

Urgent appeal for information as latest search for Columba McVeigh ends

A decision to end the sixth search for the teenager killed and secretly buried by the Provisional IRA has been described as ‘bitterly disappointing’.

The Independent UK

Stories of the Disappeared must never be forgotten, says James Nesbitt

The actor supported the families of loved ones who were killed and secretly buried during a silent walk at Stormont.

The Independent UK

Wreath for the Disappeared to be laid at Stormont

Families will lay a black wreath with five white lilies representing the final five people who have yet to be found.

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I’ll never give up hope his body will be found, says sister of Columba McVeigh

Dympna Kerr also appealed for fresh information to help find her brother.

The Independent UK

Day of reflection event hears message of hope from sister of Disappeared victim

Operation Kenova chief Jon Boutcher and scores of families of Troubles victims gathered at Wave in Belfast for the event.

The Independent UK

Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

Ireland’s Justice Minister Simon Harris was visiting a remote bog in Co Monaghan where a dig for missing teenager Columba McVeigh is ongoing.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like 45 years of torture’: searching for the bodies of the Troubles’ victims

Without the remains of loved ones to grieve over, families feel the Northern Ireland conflict has not ended

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The Independent UK

Search resumes in Co Monaghan for IRA victim Columba McVeigh

Mr McVeigh was 19 when he was murdered and secretly buried in 1975.

Belfast Live

Columba McVeigh's sister shares hope of finding resolution as bog dig for Disappeared resumes

The 19-year-old was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1975

Belfast Live

Columba McVeigh: Search of bog for 1975 IRA victim paused for winter

Columba McVeigh is one of the "Disappeared" victims of the Troubles whose bodies have still to be found

The Independent UK

Families of Disappeared brave rain for walk in memory of loved ones

Relatives gathered together under umbrellas to say prayers, led by priest Father Joe Gormley.

Irish Mirror

Sixth dig to find teen abducted and murdered during the Troubles begins

Columba McVeigh was shot and secretly buried during the Troubles

Belfast Live

Columba McVeigh: New search for disappeared victim from Co Tyrone to begin

He was last seen in November 1975

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