'You were walking into a war zone.'
An eyewitness to a 1974 loyalist car bomb in Monaghan describes the horror that confronted him.
It comes as services are held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
Read more here: bbc.in/44JXSSS

President Michael D Higgins has said it is 'not morally acceptable, nor is it politically feasible' to ask those affected by the Troubles to forget about the past rte.ie/news/2024/0517…

Don't know if I'm more sad for the families - or furious at those despicable, (so far nameless) ones responsible for the murder of 34 people near here 50 years ago. Release the files, London, so we can all see who they are.

One of the most frightening days of my life. Mum had gone into town to exchange a pair of shoes for Nana in Boyers of North Earl St, but hadn't returned by 6 pm. She turned up an hour later having walked home, having missed the Talbot St explosion by minutes.

Prof Linda Connolly Dr Anne Marie D'Arcy My dad stopped for petrol in Parnell St on his way home. Discovered he’d left his wallet at work; didn’t wait to be served and drove off. When he was going up Summerhill the Parnell St bomb went off.

We heard it in our house in Whitehall.

Families of the victims of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings have welcomed a commitment by the Chief Constable of the PSNI not to oppose their bid to force the British government to give them access to secret files about the attacks rte.ie/news/politics/…

'Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion''

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the bombings which left 34 people dead, we have a special report on the attacks and the long search for justice.

READ Vincent Kearney rte.ie/news/primetime…

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Hopefully he means fully open and not just for a small select, State-chosen group of academics for an “official” history only #Truth

President Higgins to lead events to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings which killed 34 people, including one unborn baby. Read more: jrnl.ie/6382160t

Today we will be in Dublin and Monaghan to remember the 34 victims who lost their lives 50 yrs ago today, and all those that were injured. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha

It was an honour to chair the panel in the IFI after the screening of the new documentary on the 1974 bombings of Dublin and Monaghan. If you can, please view Anatomy of a Massacre during its run in the Lighthouse cinema next week. There will be a special podcast around the

Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion' rte.ie/news/primetime… via RTÉ

Good to see The Irish Times publishing such a piece