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Search continues for Columba McVeigh 50 years on

Oct 31, 2025 12:59
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Search continues for Columba McVeigh 50 years on

The 19-year-old, from Donaghmore in County Tyrone, was murdered in 1975.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the disappearance of Columba McVeigh who was murdered and secretly buried by the IRA an impassioned plea for information that could lead to the recovery of his remains has been made by his family.

Columba went missing on the 1st of November 1975.

He is one of the "Disappeared" victims of the Troubles whose bodies have still to be found.

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Investigators searching for the remains of 'disappeared' Columba McVeigh have said their determination to find him is "undiminished".

A search that began in the Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan in August is continuing, as investigators prepare to move their focus to a new section of the bog.

Speaking to Northern Sound, his brother Oliver is appealing to anyone with information to come forward:

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