Gardaí issue new appeal for information on savage murder of young man

Gardaí can confirm that 23 people have been arrested during the course of an investigation into the savage murder of a young man.

It is the tenth anniversary of the murder of Paul Quinn, who was killed in a Co Monaghan shed. An Garda Siochana are issuing a fresh appeal for information, in conjunction with Crimestoppers, and local and national media outlets.

The gang used nail-studded clubs and iron bars to beat him for upwards of half an hour, breaking every major bone in his body.

14 people were arrested in this jurisdiction by An Garda Síochána and nine people were arrested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

A Garda statement said: "From an investigative perspective, the investigation is still an active investigation which is now currently being reviewed by the Serious Crime Review Team and local Detectives to review progress in the case, and to try to identify new avenues of inquiry. Over 700 statements have been obtained by An Garda Siochana and nearly 2000 individual lines of inquiry have been pursued."

The statement added: "We cannot confirm details of any person who may or may not have supplied information to the investigation, however, we can confirm that where any information was provided by any person, that information has been investigated to a finality."

Gardaí continue to appeal for anyone with information to contact them in Carrickmacross  station at 042 9690190.