Today marks 42 years since two men killed during the Don Tidey kidnap in county Leitrim.
Private Patrick Kelly and Garda Recruit Gary Sheehan were shot dead by the IRA in Drumcornan Wood, Ballinamore.
It was during the rescue of the Quinnsworth managing director, who was abducted in Rathfarnham in Dublin on November 24, 1983, by armed members of the IRA, posing as gardai.
Gardai launched a major rescue operation, and, on December 14th, the focus of the nationwide search switched to Co Leitrim.
Two days later, Private Kelly and Garda Recruit Sheehan were part of a joint Garda/Irish Defence Forces search party when they were confronted by a Provisional IRA gang and shot dead.
Sheehan was 23 years old, from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, and 36-year-old Kelly was a married father of four from Ballinamuck, Co Longford.
Last year, An Garda Síochána unveiled a monument of remembrance in Ballinamore.
