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| March by families of Disappeared | |
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| Families of IRA victims abducted and murdered during the conflict in Northern Ireland are to march to Stormont. | |
| Relatives of the nine so-called Disappeared will carry a black wreath with nine white lilies to remember them. | |
| Kieran Megraw, whose brother Brendan was murdered in 1978, said the memory of what happened has never left him. | Kieran Megraw, whose brother Brendan was murdered in 1978, said the memory of what happened has never left him. |
| "It is always with you, but you have to continue to live your life," he said. | "It is always with you, but you have to continue to live your life," he said. |
| "We are trying to bring to the fore that we want to get the bodies back and have a grave for us to go and visit." | "We are trying to bring to the fore that we want to get the bodies back and have a grave for us to go and visit." |
| Belfast priest Fr Aidan Troy, who will accompany the families on the march, said it helped remind people of their obligation to bring closure for the families. | Belfast priest Fr Aidan Troy, who will accompany the families on the march, said it helped remind people of their obligation to bring closure for the families. |
| "What we are doing is in memory of their loved ones," he said. | "What we are doing is in memory of their loved ones," he said. |
| In 1999, the IRA offered to help locate the bodies of the nine Disappeared. | In 1999, the IRA offered to help locate the bodies of the nine Disappeared. |
| Three victims were found in 1999, while one was uncovered in 2003. | Three victims were found in 1999, while one was uncovered in 2003. |