Man wanted in Northern Ireland for alleged 1979 murder of UDR member appears before High Court

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James Donegan agreed to meet gardaí at Dublin Airport

for the alleged murder of a part-time member of the UDR in Co Armagh 45 years ago appeared before the High Court on Monday on foot of an extradition warrant.Mr Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co Cavan is wanted by authorities in Northern Ireland for the alleged murder of 64-year-old Joseph James Porter at Mountnorris in Co Armagh on a date unknown between June 22nd and 25th, 1979.

The extradition warrant states that Mr Porter’s body was found close to the entrance of his farm at Creggan Road, Mountnorris in Co Armagh on June 24, 1979. A postmortem examination conducted that day concluded that Mr Porter had died of gunshot wounds to the head and trunk.

 

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