‘I will do this job until the four are found': New lead investigator into Disappeared on hunt to locate remaining victims
Eamonn Henry, the man leading the search for the bodies of the Disappeared, says he wouldn't have taken the job if he didn't think they could be found. But while there are 'people out there' with information, he warns that 'time is our enemy'.
In his first days as the new lead investigator into the Disappeared, Eamonn Henry is careful with promises — but he's not without conviction.
The former Garda inspector (61) has been appointed to one of the most difficult — and open-ended — jobs on the island.
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