New searches for one of the 'Disappeared' victims are set to start in the Republic in the next few days.

23-year-old Brendan Megraw from West Belfast vanished in April 1978.

Forensic investigators are preparing to examine five acres of bogland in a fresh hunt for his remains in County Meath.

Mr Megraw is one of 17 people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA. The victims are often referred to as the 'Disappeared'.

Geoff Knupfer from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains says he's hopeful for Mr Megraw's family: