Mother of Paul Quinn appeals for justice on 18th anniversary of his murder

The mother of 21-year-old Paul Quinn, who was murdered 18 years ago, has made an appeal to the public to pass on any information they have on the death of her son to An Garda Síochána.

Paul's mother, Breege Quinn, speaking on Monday, on the 18th anniversary of his murder appealed to the public saying: “The Gardaí are still investigating the murder. Please go and give us justice. It's no easier today than it was that evening that he died.”

Paul was murdered in the Tullyvanus area, Co Monaghan on Saturday 20 October, 2007, after being lured to a shed by a number of men and the investigation into his murder is ongoing.

During the course of this investigation, An Garda Síochána said that 23 people have been arrested. This includes 14 people who were arrested in this jurisdiction by An Garda Síochána and nine people who were arrested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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In March 2020, a thematic review of this investigation was completed by the Garda Serious Crime Review team.
Gardaí say they continue to work with their colleagues in the Police Service of Northern Ireland in efforts to solve this crime.

An Garda Síochána said that the solving of this murder is of the utmost priority, and any information received will be treated with absolute confidentiality. Gardaí believe that there are still people with information in the community who have yet to come forward.

Superintendent Ronan Carey said: “We firmly believe that the answers to this murder or the evidence that we require to progress this investigation lies within the community.

“That relationships change or the nature of them, and that people may be in a position now to provide answers to us or come forward to us and give us information that they may not have been previously in a position to do so.

“We want to provide the answers, and we want to provide justice to Paul, to his mother, Breege, and his father, Stephen.”
Gardaí say liaison continues with the Quinn family, who are updated regularly on any developments in the case.

An Garda Síochána appeals to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant you might believe it to be, to contact Castleblayney Garda Station on 042 9747900 or any Garda station, or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.