Hundreds at Quinn murder meeting

Paul Quinn was beaten to death eight weeks ago

More than 300 people have attended a meeting in south Armagh in support of the family of Paul Quinn.

The 21-year-old was beaten to death by a group of men in a shed in County Monaghan eight weeks ago. His family has said IRA members were involved.

Three TDs and several councillors from the Republic travelled to Crossmaglen for the meeting on Thursday night.

A number of local Sinn Fein councillors also turned up and said they wanted those responsible brought to justice.

Declan Murphy, brother of the Sinn Fein MP for the area Conor Murphy, said the campaign was being manipulated for political reasons.

Members of the Irish parliament Seymour Crawford and Fergus O'Dowd of Fine Gael and Labour's Liz Mc Manus also attended the meeting.

The 21-year-old was attacked in County Monaghan

Mr Quinn's family said the IRA killed the 21-year-old after he had defied an order to leave the country.

Sinn Fein denies any republican involvement. No-one has been charged with the murder.

A support group has said it expects the Irish minister for foreign affairs, Dermot Ahern, will meet the Quinn family early next week.

The group also plans to hold a number of meetings on both sides of the border early next year.