Investigator 'confident' remains of Columba McVeigh in Bragan Bog. A new dig is taking place at a bog in County Monaghan. The dig is for the remains of a teenager; who was abducted; murdered and secretly buried by the IRA almost 50 years ago.
Moreover, this is the seventh time Bragan bog's been searched for 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 Ronan Gargan, Mr Henry says the commission is very confident that the remains of the teenager is in the Co Monaghan bog:
