The relatives of the 33 victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings do not believe the Barron inquiry will get to the truth.
The 29th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings was marked at the memorial in Talbot Street with a wreath laying ceremony by survivors and families of the deceased.
Car bombs which had been planted by Loyalist paramilitaries exploded in three locations in Dublin city centre on 17 May 1974, killing twenty six people. A second attack in Monaghan town killed another seven individuals. The death total of thirty four including an unborn baby was the greatest loss of life in a single day during The Troubles.
Justice for the Forgotten, the organisation which campaigns for the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, does not believe that the Barron Inquiry will shed any light on who was behind the atrocities. Bernie MacNally tells RTÉ News,
The British government haven't kept their word and given us...the files that we and Judge Barron needed.
Green Party MEP (Member of the European Parliament) Patricia McKenna has called for former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and Justice Minister at that time Patrick Cooney to be questioned about the Irish investigation.
Relatives of those killed in the bombings believe that the information about who was responsible for the atrocities exists, but say it will take more than political promises for it to be uncovered.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 17 May 2003. The reporter is Ray Kennedy.
