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Funeral of Seamus Ruddy to be held in Newry today

The funeral of Seamus Ruddy is due to take place in Newry today
The funeral of Seamus Ruddy is due to take place in Newry today The funeral of Seamus Ruddy is due to take place in Newry today

THE funeral of Disappeared victim Seamus Ruddy is due to take place in Newry today.

The 32-year-old teacher from Newry was abducted in Paris and murdered and secretly buried by the INLA in 1985. His remains were found last month in a forest at Pont-de-l'Arche near Rouen in northern France by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR).

His remains were repatriated home from France earlier this month and were brought to his sister Anne Morgan's home in Newry on Thursday ahead of his funeral today.

Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Catherine's Dominican Chapel in Newry at 1pm followed by burial in Monk's Hill cemetery.

Following the discovery, Ms Morgan, who campaigned tirelessly for her brother's remains to be found, said her family were relieved he would finally be laid to rest beside his parents.

"We never gave up hope despite some very dark times and now our prayers have been answered," she said.

"It would not have happened if people who had information about where Seamus was buried had not come forward to the ICLVR and we thank them for that."

The recovery of Mr Ruddy's remains leaves three of the 16 Disappeared victims, Columba McVeigh, Joe Lynskey and Robert Nairac, still missing.