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INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR THE LOCATION OF VICTIMS’ REMAINS

The Disappeared

Those who have yet to be recovered

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Joseph Lynskey

Joseph Lynskey was a former Cistercian monk from the Beechmount area of west Belfast. He went missing during the summer of 1972. His remains have yet to be located.

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Columba McVeigh

Columba McVeigh from Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone was 19 years old when he was abducted and murdered in October 1975. His remains have yet to be recovered.

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Robert Nairac

Captain Robert Nairac was an officer with the Grenadier Guards on a tour of duty in Northern Ireland when he was abducted in Co. Armagh in May 1977 and murdered.

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Seamus Maguire

Seamus Maguire, from Aghagallon, near Lurgan was aged 29 when he was killed and secretly buried in the Aghagallon / Derryclone area in 1976. His remains have yet to be recovered.

Dig for Joseph Lynskey

The Disappeared

The term the ‘Disappeared’ refers to those people who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

A list containing ten names was released by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) in March 1999.

The total number within the remit of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR) currently stands at 17. The remains of 13 of the Disappeared have been recovered with 4 cases outstanding.

Confidential Contact

If you have any information on the location of Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac or Seamus Maguire please call the confidential phone number below where you can leave a confidential voice message.

All information received is also legally privileged which means it cannot be passed on to other state agencies, other bodies, or used in a court of law. Information can only be used to attempt to locate the remains of the Disappeared.