Re: Dublin/Monaghan bombing Inquest concludes
Ian
nationalist variety, who do nothing but cut and paste news. How boring, yawn
!!!!!!!!!
"Whitewolf" <r...@eirefirst.com> wrote in message
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> The inquest into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has concluded with
> relatives of the victims calling again for a public inquiry just over 30
> years since the blasts.
>
> The 10-member jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing by person or
> persons unknown on the 34 victims - including an unborn child - of the
four
> bombs.
>
> No-one has been brought to justice over the bombs, which killed and
injured
> people in Dublin's Parnell Street, Talbot Street and South Leinster Street
> and in Monaghan town on May 17, 1974.
>
> The jury drew no conclusion on who carried out the attacks, which are
widely
> believed to have been carried out by unionist paramilitaries in collusion
> with British armed forces.
>
> But it said: "As this inquest does not have extraterritorial jurisdiction,
> such matters may need to be addressed in another forum and we would ask
the
> coroner to forward the full transcript of the evidence to An Taoiseach for
> the information of the Government and that the Government in turn would
> consider forwarding the complete transcript to the Secretary of State for
> Northern Ireland."
>
> The Dublin government reopened the inquest into the bombings just three
> weeks ago to formally acknowledge how the 34 people died, as it was
> originally closed within two weeks of the bombings.
>
> Dublic City Coroner Dr Brian Farrell said it was a mass killing of
> international importance, and as well as the 34 killed another 300 people
> were injured.
>
> "There was an unconscionable delay completing the inquest," Dr Farrell
said,
> as he apologised to the families for the 30-year-wait for the inquest
> verdict.
>
> He thanked the jury, the Justice For the Forgotten solicitor Greg O'Neill
> and counsel representing the families for their efforts in seeking
justice.
>
> "Your quest for the truth in relation to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings
> has reached heroic proportions," he told the families.
>
> As the inquest was held in Dublin it had no power to demand witnesses from
> the North.
>
> Outside the court, the families of the victims called on the Dublin
> government to establish a public inquiry into the atrocities and said it
was
> "a disgrace" that the PSNI police did not take part in the inquest.
>
> Bernie McNally, speaking for the relatives, said: "There are issues for
> another forum. Many questions have been answered and the loss of each life
> was solemnly acknowledged here.
>
> "This issue now goes back to the Dail and the Government finally for
action.
> It has taken 30 long years and the Government must act now," the
chairwoman
> of Justice For The Forgotten added.
>
> She said: "Throughout the inquest witnesses were willing to attend and
give
> evidence of collusion. They were not called to give that evidence because
of
> the legal scope of the inquest.
>
> "The Northern Ireland authority went into hiding.
>
> "They refused to attend the inquest even to confirm the basic facts about
> the bomb vehicles or the investigation they conducted in 1974," she added.
>
> "I think it is outrageous that they didn't take part in this - we are in a
> time of peace and reconciliation now.
>
> "It is Bertie Ahern's place to put pressure on them to take part."
>
> Michelle O`Brien, whose mother Anne Byrne was killed by the Talbot Street
> bomb, said she was glad the inquest had taken pace.
>
> She added: "I'm very emotional. I`m glad they have taken place but it
> shouldn`t have taken thirty years for it to have been done.
>
> "It has raised an awful lot more questions than it has actually answered
so
> I'd like to call on the government for a full public inquiry."
>
> * A man who survived the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and whose father
died
> in the attack launched a book about his ordeal and later experiences
today.
>
> The book by Edward O'Neill and journalist Barry J Whyte, entitled Two
Little
> Boys: An Account of the Dublin & Monaghan Bombings and their Aftermath,
was
> launched in Dublin by journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne today.
>
> Mr O'Neill was almost five when his father, Edward snr, died and he, along
> with his older brother Billy, suffered horrific injuries in the Parnell
> Street car-bomb explosion in Dublin.
>
> His book describes how his family survived the aftermath of the atrocity,
> coped with the loss of their father, and how they sought justice for the
> victims and survivors.
>
> Michael Mansfield QC, who wrote the foreword, described the publication as
a
> "testament to how strength born out of adversity can provide hope and
force
> change".
>
> Two Little Boys: An Account of the Dublin & Monaghan Bombings and their
> Aftermath is published by Currach Press.
>
> -Republican News
>
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>
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Howard Beale
"Ian" <we...@wmeret.co.uk> wrote in message
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> It would appear this newsgroup is used by no more than 3 people of the
> nationalist variety, who do nothing but cut and paste news. How boring,
yawn
> !!!!!!!!!
We've got a few top posters here as well
OldWiseMan
"Howard Beale" <how...@REMOVEmad-as-hell.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ian" <we...@wmeret.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Pnssc.71$m54.48@newsfe5-win...
> > It would appear this newsgroup is used by no more than 3 people of the
> > nationalist variety, who do nothing but cut and paste news. How boring,
> yawn
> > !!!!!!!!!
>
>
> We've got a few top posters here as well
Not to mention the morons who keep repeating themselves ...
Wild Colonial Boy
>It would appear this newsgroup is used by no more than 3 people of the
>nationalist variety,
There are more than that.
>who do nothing but cut and paste news.
False.
> How boring, yawn!!!!!!!!!
You'll be happy now, no doubt, that I've done something other than
cutting and pasting important news stories.
How about you actually try to refute the claims/arguments in the
Republican postings instead of demonstrating that you're a bit of a
bore yourself?
Nik
GoldenArse
"Whitewolf" <r...@eirefirst.com> wrote in message
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> The inquest into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has concluded with
> relatives of the victims calling again for a public inquiry just over 30
> years since the blasts.
What about all the death yer crowd has caused, IRA man?
GoldenArse
SCI Traveller