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Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Irish Times
Human remains discovered at site of previous search for ‘Disappeared' victim
Fragments of human remains have been found at a site in Annyalla Cemetery, Co Monaghan , that the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) was investigating. Following the recent exhumation of the cemetery in relation to the search for Joe Lynskey , information came to the ICLVR indicating another small area of interest within the confines of the cemetery. This area of interest is not another family grave site, it said. The State Pathologist has been notified and the remains have been taken away for technical examination. READ MORE Mr Lynskey was abducted, shot dead and secretly buried by the IRA in August 1972. He was 40 at the time and was the first of the 'Disappeared', a group of 17 people murdered and buried in secret locations during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Eamonn Henry, lead investigator of the ICLVR, said: 'I want to emphasise that this information did not relate directly to the disappearance of Joe Lynskey and so until we have a positive identification or the elimination of the remains as those of Joe Lynskey or any of the other of the Disappeared, we have to keep an open mind.' Mr Henry also confirmed that the Lynskey family have been informed. 'We know only too well that the Lynskey family have had hopes raised before only to be bitterly disappointed and so, as ever, expectations have to be managed,' he said. 'The process of identification could take some time and we will continue to offer the family what support we can.' He added: 'Regardless of the outcome, this work at Annyalla shows that where we have credible information, we will act on it.'
Belfast Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
New lead investigator into Disappeared on hunt to locate remaining victims: 'Time is our enemy'
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.
Belfast Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
‘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.
Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Irish Independent
‘I will do this job until they are found': Newly-appointed investigator into the Disappeared certain remaining four victims will be located
Today at 02:50 In his first days as the new lead investigator into the Disappeared, Eamonn Henry is careful with promises — but he's not without conviction.
BBC News
28-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
The Disappeared: New lead investigator of ICLVR appointed
A former garda (Irish police) officer has said it is an "honour" to be the new lead investigator for the organisation set up to find the Independent Commission for the location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said Eamonn Henry will replace Jon Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. Mr Henry said the "biggest stumbling block" facing the organisation is a "lack of information from people who were involved in the cases." Mr Hill, who had been with the ICLVR since 2006, leading investigations since 2023, announced last year that he intended to stand down in the spring of 2025. The ICLVR was set up in 1999 following the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement to locate and recover the remains of those abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles, known as the date the remains of 13 Disappeared have been recovered from a total of Independent Commission carried out an exhumation at a cemetery in County Monaghan in November 2024 in an effort to locate the remains of Joe Lynskey, however the DNA results did not match. Mr Henry was the Garda Liaison to the ICLVR from June 2013 to February 2017 and joined the ICLVR investigations team in described it as a "privilege" to take up the role of lead investigator. Speaking to the BBC's Good Morning Ulster Programme on Monday, Mr Henry said that this is the first time someone from An Garda Síochána has taken up the role. He said he will do a "comprehensive review of the four cases" because "no matter how methodical somebody may be, something that was missed might spoil an opportunity to progress the case". "It's time these people were brought back to their families for a Christian burial," he said. Commenting on his decision to retire, Jon Hill said it is "with a feeling of mixed emotion". "The Families and The Commission has been a part of my life for so long now that it is hard to imagine life without it."I am incredibly proud and honoured to have been a part of the success that the Commission has been but now find that commitment working away from home is detracting too much from my own life with my family," he said. He added that in the future he has agreed to "provide such help or advice they might feel is useful on an advisory basis". Mr Henry served with An Garda Síochána (Irish police) for over 30 years, 11 of which were as a Detective Inspector.
