The final remaining members of the Disappeared are being remembered this lunchtime at Stormont during an annual silent walk on All Souls Day.
18 people were killed and secretly buried by paramilitaries over the last few decades.
Members of the Families of the Disappeared will walk from Carson's Statue to the steps of Parliament Buildings where they will lay the black wreath with five white lilies. The annual event highlights those who have yet to be found: Joe Lynskey, Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac, Seamus Maguire and Lisa Dorrian. Father Joe Gormley will lead prayers and there will be contributions from family members.
Representatives from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR) are also expected to be present including Jon Hill, lead investigator with the ICLVR and UK Commissioner Rosalie Flanagan. Dr. Sandra Peake, CEO of the WAVE Trauma Centre says today his is a particularly difficult time for the McVeigh family as the search for Columba at Bragan Bog draws to a close.
Speaking to Northern Sound earlier this week, Columba McVeigh's sister, Dymna Kerr revealed that the current search in the Monaghan bog is nearing an end.
