"DNA tests carried out on the remains exhumed from a grave in Co Monaghan confirmed that there was no criminality involved in the case."
"The remains were initially suspected to be those of a Disappeared victim, but further investigation clarified their identity."
"Joe Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk turned IRA intelligence officer, was murdered in 1972 and buried by the Provisional IRA."
Remains exhumed from a grave in Co Monaghan in late 2024 were initially suspected to belong to a Disappeared victim. DNA tests have confirmed the identity of the remains, revealing that there is no criminality involved in the case. The remains are linked to Joe Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk and IRA intelligence officer, who was murdered and secretly buried by the Provisional IRA in 1972.
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