Jim O'Callaghan urging people to provide information on The Disappeared

The Government is urging anyone with information about the location of the remains of The Disappeared to come forward.

People are urged to provide any information they may have to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR).

The ICLVR was established to locate the remains of victims of paramilitary violence who were abducted, known as the ‘The Disappeared’.

The only aim of the group is to recover the remains of The Disappeared to allow their families to give them an appropriate burial.

Tuesday, May 26, marks the start of an ICLVR search for the remains of Seamus Maguire in Armagh.

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan said: “Today my thoughts are with Seamus Maguire’s family, who have endured over 50 years of pain since his disappearance. Seamus’s story is particularly tragic and complex due to the lack of clarity that surrounded his fate for so long. It is past time for Seamus’s remains to be returned to his family for proper burial.

“I call on anyone with information that could lead to the location of the remains of Seamus Maguire or any of the other Disappeared who have yet to be found: Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh and Robert Nairac – to contact the ICLVR in the strictest confidence.

“The ICLVR needs this information in order to carry out its humanitarian work, and someone out there can help.”