The IRA gang who kidnapped and killed Shergar over 40 years ago this week will never be prosecuted, senior Gardai have admitted.
The file on the case is still sitting in Garda HQ and while officially classified as "open" , the investigation is going nowhere unless new information comes to light.
A senior source said: "For years all we have received is hearsay information, gossip and speculation. But the IRA have kept it tight and no hard evidence or decent leads has ever come to light."
