Anniversary of bombing marked with call for inquiry

Relatives of the victims of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings today marked the anniversary of what was one of the worst acts of violence in the 30 years of conflict since the outbreak of the Troubles.

Families, friends and well wishers gathered on Talbot Street, Dublin, to remember the victims of the 1974 bombings.

The Justice for the Forgotten group, which represents many of the relatives and victims of the atrocity, called for a fully independent judicial inquiry into claims that collusion between British Intelligence and loyalist paramilitaries resulted in the bombings on May 17th, 1974.

On the evening of the 17th of May, 1974, three car-bombs exploded in Dublin city centre. The bombs were strategically located and timed to kill as many civilians as possible.

An inquiry set up by the Government into the bombings has been criticised by the group for lacking the judicial powers to pursue the truth behind who organised the bombings.

The Barron inquiry was set up by the Government following decades of speculation that the bombings happened with the connivance of the British security services.

The group does not believe the Government-established inquiry into the bombings, chaired by Mr Justice Barron will fully expose the truth and has called for a fully independent judicial inquiry into the events.

Relatives at today's wreath-laying ceremony said they would continue to campaign until the truth was known and criticised the Barron inquiry into the bombings.