A fresh dig is underway at Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan today to search for the remains of Tyrone teenager Columba McVeigh.
The 19-year-old from Donaghmore was abducted by the Provisional IRA, killed and secretly buried in October 1975.
He is one of the "Disappeared" victims of the Troubles whose bodies have still to be found. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) has previously conducted six unsuccessful searches at Bragan Bog since 1999.
After the last search ended without a breakthrough in November 2023, a review was carried out by the ICLVR into parts of the bog that had and had not been searched.
They identified "a small piece of ground" that had not been searched previously according to ICLVR investigator Eamonn Henry.
Speaking to Northern Sound, Mr Henry says the commission is very confident that the remains of the teenager is in the Co Monaghan bog. Meanwhile, Columba's brother Oliver McVeigh said he was "optimistically hopeful" over this latest dig as he appealed for those with information to come forward.
