Irish police are conducting searches in rural farmland within the Republic of Eire relation to the 2007 IRA homicide of Co Armagh man Paul Quinn.
Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn was crushed to dying and killed in a barn in Co Monaghan in October 2007.
The searches come after a person aged in his 50s was arrested on Thursday morning in Castleblaney, Co Monaghan and is presently detained at Carrickmacross Garda Station.
Gardai have additionally begun a search operation on lands close to the world as a part of the investigation.
A spokesperson stated no additional info is obtainable presently however investigations are ongoing.
Twenty-one-yr-previous Mr Quinn was crushed to demise by a gang of males after he was lured to a distant farm close to Castleblaney.
His household has the IRA from south Armagh prior to now for the homicide however this has been denied by republicans.
Mr Quinn was discovered crushed at farm buildings in Tullycoora, close to Castleblayney, in October 2007.
He died in hospital a number of weeks later.
A number of individuals have been arrested and questioned on both aspect of the border, however no one has been charged in reference to the killing. It was confirmed at an inquest by Deputy State Pathologist Dr. Michael Curtis that the reason for dying was a number of accidents as a result of blunt drive trauma.
His household stated he had been concerned in a dispute with particular person IRA members.
Stephen and Breege Quinn, the lifeless man’s mother and father, from Cullyhanna, have been notified of the Garda operation.
“We’re delighted and it simply goes to point out that the guards are usually not giving up and are nonetheless at it,” Mr Quinn stated.
“It is a very long time nevertheless it provides us a raise that they’re nonetheless working and happening forward with the investigation.
“It provides you a little bit of hope. We’re very grateful.”
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