Radar investigations of Oristown site begins in Disappeared search

Paul Murphy

Works on the clearance of a site at Oristown Bog where the remains of one of the Disappeared, Joe Lynskey, are reputed to have been buried have ended and an investigation of the site using ground-penetrating radar has begun, the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains said this week. The commission said the search is going well.
The commission had organised the clearance work in the lead-up to an expected radar investigation of the wooded site  which is less than an acre in size. The work is being carried out by contractors who moved into Oristown in early March. Mr Lynskey was abducted and murdered by the IRA 45 years ago. The site now under investigation was planted with trees in 1975.
Meanwhile, tributes have been paid to Frank Murray, the Irish Government's Commission on the independent commission who passed away in the last few days .
Sandra Peake, the CEO of the WAVE Trauma Centre who has worked with the families of the Disappeared for more than 20 years said: "Frank with come to WAVE with Sir Ken Bloomfield and members of the ICLVR team to meet the families on a regular basis and his sincere commitment to doing all that he could to end the suffering of the families of the Disappeared was clear to everyone who met him. His calm compassion and quiet determination to see it through even, or perhaps especially when a search had been unsuccessful, gave the families comfort and reassurance that they would not be abandoned. He always attended the Palm Sunday Mass for the families of the Disappeared in Armagh and was there again this year. He will be missed and will not be forgotten. The condolences of the families of the Disappeared go to Frank's wife and family."