The family of a man who has been missing for 20 years have finally received some closure after DNA testing revealed his body had been buried in an unmarked grave in Co Wexford. Dr Nixon said the likely cause of death was death due to drowning. They called to Mr Gallagher’s family and obtained DNA samples before the body in the unmarked Gorey grave was exhumed on March 4th. After carrying out tests, gardaí confirmed that those remains had now been positively identified as the man who went missing in September 1999 and that “the family of the missing man has been notified”. Gardaí have indicated that the progress of DNA technology has resulted in the positive identification of the remains.

Source: The Irish Times April 30, 2019 20:15 UTC