Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Dublin-Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974 resulted in the death of 33 civilians and the wounding of almost 300 people, the highest number of casualties in any one day during the conflict known as the Troubles. The loyalist paramilitary group, the UVF, claimed responsibility for the bombings. There are various credible allegations that elements of British security forces colluded with the UVF in those bombings. The Oireachtas joint committee on justice called the attacks an act of international terrorism. In July 2008, the then Government Chief Whip, Pat Carey, moved a motion on this matter that had the unanimous support of all parties and individuals in this House and a similar motion was also passed in 2011. We are still awaiting a British response to those motions.

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