Former supegrass Eamon Collins murdered by the IRA in 1999

TWO men who were arrested by PSNI detectives investigating the murder of former IRA man Eamon Collins 15 years ago have been released unconditionally.

Mr Collins was beaten and stabbed to death in Newry, County Down, in January 1999. Police believe he may also have been deliberately struck by a car.

His body was found at Dorans Hill, a country road a short distance from his home in the Barcroft estate in Newry.

The two men, aged 42 and 55, were arrested in Newry on Thursday.

They were being quizzed at the serious crime suite in Antrim.