Robert Nairac, a British Army captain, was abducted by the IRA from a pub in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in May 1977 while working undercover and attempting to gather intelligence.

“Robert Nairac is one of the highest profile Disappeared and yet his case is one in which we have had very little to go on," Jon Hill, the Lead Investigator of the ICLVR, said on Monday.

Appeals for information. Capt Nairac, 29, was abducted from a pub at Dromintee in South Armagh. He was then taken across the Irish border to Flurry Bridge, where he was beaten and shot dead.

Robert Nairac was a devout Catholic from Gloucestershire. After graduating from Oxford – where he read medieval and military history – he joined the Grenadier Guards.

Robert Nairac taken in Connemara - some years before he joined British Army. Robert Nairac had friends in Dublin and Connemara, and paid a number of visits to Ireland as a teenager and young man.

“Robert Nairac is one of the highest profile Disappeared and yet his case is one in which we have had very little to go on,” said lead investigator with the Independent Commission for the ...

An area of farmland in County Louth is being examined for the remains of Captain Robert Nairac, who was abducted and murdered by the IRA while working undercover. It is the first search for his ...

Robert Nairac, an undercover British soldier, was murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in May 1977. Journal.ie. Search for Robert Nairac, 'Disappeared' by the IRA during the Troubles, ends ...

What Robert Nairac’s family are hoping for is some certainty around his final resting place too. * As well as Robert Nairac there are three other outstanding members of the Disappeared.

August 26, 2024 at 8:19am BST. A search is set to start in a remote area of the border for Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac. The British Army officer is believed to have been abducted by the ...

‘Painstaking’ search for remains of Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac under way The British Army officer is believed to have been abducted by the Provisional IRA while on an undercover ...

Robert Nairac was a devout Catholic from Gloucestershire. After graduating from Oxford – where he read medieval and military history – he joined the Grenadier Guards.