Gardai have today renewed an appeal for information amid their continued investigation into the murder of a 26-year-old man in Co Meath.
Paul Gallagher was shot and fatally wounded at Ballymacan, Slane on Monday, July 28, 2014 and was ‘in the company of a man’ - believed to be an innocent friend - at the time of his death.
It is understood that they were in Tullyallen village before heading to Ballymacan, where they were joined by two other men.
Two days later the 26-year-old's body was discovered in a field after his family became concerned for his welfare and reported it to An Garda Siochana.
Officers have been working on finding the person responsible for Paul’s death - which was confirmed to have been a result of numerous gunshot wounds.
As efforts got underway back in 2014, An Garda Siochana made appeals for public information and appeared on ‘Crimecall’ in September 2014.
A number of arrests have been made in relation to the investigation but officers have yet to charge someone with his gruesome murder.
On the eighth anniversary of his death, investigating gardai are continuing to appeal for information on the case and believe that a number of people have vital information but are yet to come forward.
As the years have passed, investigators believe some of those people “may now be in a position to assist in bringing those responsible to justice.”
In a statement released today, a spokesperson said: “With the passage of time some person may now be in a position to provide information to investigating Gardaí that they could not provide at the time, or maybe some person who did provide information at the time may be now in a position to provide further information.”
Therefore, anyone with information can contact investigating Gardaí at Navan Garda Station 046 9036100, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
The full statement read: “Gardai at Navan Garda Station continue to investigate the Murder of 26-year-old Paul Gallagher, who was shot and fatally wounded in a field at Ballymacan, Slane, Co.Meath on Monday the 28th July 2014.
“At approximately 10:30pm on the 28th July 2014, Paul travelled to Ballymacan, Collon, Co. Meath, in the company of a man.
“In Tullyallen village, prior to arriving at Ballymacan, they were joined by two other men. Paul’s body was discovered in a field two days later and reported to An Garda Síochána. Paul Gallagher died from a number of gunshot wounds.
“An Garda Síochána made appeals for public information at the time and on ‘Crimecall’ in September 2014. A number of arrests have been made in relation to this investigation but to date no person has been charged with his murder.
“Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal for information in this case and believe that a number of people have yet to come forward who may now be in a position to assist in bringing those responsible to justice.
“With the passage of time some person may now be in a position to provide information to investigating Gardaí that they could not provide at the time, or maybe some person who did provide information at the time may be now in a position to provide further information.”
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