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THE TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has met with victims’ families and survivors of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings in government buildings this evening.
Kenny said that he would continue to urge the British government to hand over all documents related to the bombings which killed 33 people including a pregnant woman, and wounded almost 300 making it the deadliest single day of The Troubles.
“My Government and previous Governments have raised this issue with our Westminster counterparts on a number of occasions and we will continue to do so,” Kenny said in a statement issued this evening.
Talbot Street showing the destruction of the second car bomb. Pic: Wikicommons
The Taoiseach said he heard “firsthand” how the families and survivors’ lives have been affected by the bombings which killed 26 people – including an entire family – in Dublin and seven in Monaghan.
Kenny also said that his government is committed to working with its British counterparts and colleagues in the Northern Executive to find ways in which to address the legacy of conflict in the North.
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It was a petrol bomb but I think we’re missing the point here. How is the wee girl and has anyone been apprehended for this vicious act. ?
I think this story is about a device being thrown at a 4 yr old child….if your that desperate for detail or accuracy read a Tim Pat Coogin book
I just like to know the story and the real facts. A pipe bomb is far more deadlier than a petrol bomb. Is it too much to ask for the right information?
Pipe bomb or Petrol bomb? They are two different things!
Its sectarian so its a sect bomb sect bomb shane your sect bomb
Should be no bombs of any kind thrown by anybody. Wtf is going on there. When are decent people going to get the chance to have peace all year round and the opportunity to prosper side by side.
I can confirm that it was definitely a petrol bomb.
The Nationalist Short Strand enclave under attack once more
Its hardly the west bank anymore fella
Sometimes it takes forensics a bit of time to establish the true nature of the device..meanwhile the story is breaking so sometimes we have to expect some detail lacking/errors.
Funny the way the journal didnt report on the petrol bomb that was fired from Short Strand into Cluan place the other day. Biased media.
Cool, there we have it a Petrol bomb. Feel a whole lot better knowing :)
You’re mental David. Grow up. Have you any kids of your own. You don’t want anyone throwing any kind of bombs at your kids. And it wouldn’t make any difference if a child was blown up or burnt to death to grieving parents or siblings.
Will this crazy thing ever ends in NI?
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