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David James and Robert Pires join a special game involving local players and unaccompanied refugees at fanzone in Dublin Castle ahead of tonight’s Europa League final RTÉ Radio 1

David James and Robert Pires join a special game involving local players and unaccompanied refugees at fanzone in Dublin Castle ahead of tonight’s Europa League final @RTERadio1
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Chief Constable of the PSNI Jon Boutcher says there’ll never be any prosecutions relating to the 1974 Dublin Monaghan bombings

‘It’s just not going to happen’ he told Drivetime RTE

Despite four of the suspects still being alive

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Survivor Bernie McNally reads aloud the names of the 34 victims of May 17th 1974 and their counties or countries

Survivor Bernie McNally reads aloud the names of the 34 victims of May 17th 1974 and their counties or countries
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‘It is unacceptable in terms of justice that not one group or institution has been accountable for the attacks

Justice demands that relatives deserve the truth, no more no less’

President Michael D Higgins

‘It is unacceptable in terms of justice that not one group or institution has been accountable for the attacks Justice demands that relatives deserve the truth, no more no less’ President Michael D Higgins
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. But what actually happened on the deadliest day of the Troubles?

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On 17 May 1974 four no-warning bombs exploded in Dublin city centre and in Monaghan, killing 34 people including an unborn baby, and impacting countless lives rte.ie/news/2024/0517…

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Could explosive material obtained through lax security in the Republic and brought North, later have been given to the Loyalists who bombed Dublin and Monaghan?

The Forgotten | Dublin Monaghan bombings 1974

RTÉ Radio 1 | Ciarán O'Connor

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‘It would be a disgrace if nobody gets prosecuted’ for the 1974 Dublin Monaghan bombings after Operation Denton

That’s according to former British intelligence officer Colin Wallace

Final episode of The Forgotten RTÉ Radio 1

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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern doubts whether files ever existed at all in Government Buildings about the 1974 Dublin Monaghan bombings

Episode 5 The Forgotten: Who are they protecting?

RTÉ Radio 1 | Ciarán O'Connor

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After 50 years, survivor Marian Keenan meets Marian and Pauline Bradley for the first time.

Marian was with their sister Jo the day of the bombings. Jo lost her life in the blast.

The Forgotten: Dublin Monaghan Bombings 1974 continues tomorrow 👇

rte.ie/radio/podcasts…

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The Forgotten podcast continues on
RTÉ Radio 1 at 18.30, available online after.

Ep 5 'Who are they Protecting'

Decades passed but nothing happened. Inquiries hampered by key files that went missing or, as Bertie Ahern tells us, may have never existed at all | Barry Lenihan

The Forgotten podcast continues on @RTERadio1 at 18.30, available online after. Ep 5 'Who are they Protecting' Decades passed but nothing happened. Inquiries hampered by key files that went missing or, as Bertie Ahern tells us, may have never existed at all | @BarryLenihan
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The Forgotten: Dublin Monaghan Bombings 1974

Episode 4: Mayhem

How did Loyalists carry out the bombings, who might have helped them and what explosives were used?

Also, Monaghan eye witness speaks for first time in 50 years

RTÉ Radio 1 | Ciarán O'Connor
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Explosive material used in Dublin/Monaghan bombings acquired by loyalists from IRA stores: intelligence agent
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The former senior police officer responsible for investigating the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he received access to never-before-seen top secret material

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The Forgotten podcast continues this evening RTÉ Radio 1 at 18.30 & available online after.

Episode 4 'Mayhem' examines how the Dublin Monaghan bombings were organised, the Garda response & we speak to former British intelligence officer Colin Wallace who served in NI in 74.

The Forgotten podcast continues this evening @RTERadio1 at 18.30 & available online after. Episode 4 'Mayhem' examines how the Dublin Monaghan bombings were organised, the Garda response & we speak to former British intelligence officer Colin Wallace who served in NI in 74.
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'Operation Denton has had access to secret and top secret material that no other previous investigation ever has'

Former police chief investigating Dublin Monaghan bombings & Glennane Gang believes his investigation has unprecedented access

RTÉ Radio 1
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The senior British policing figure responsible for investigating the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings says he's received access to never-before-seen top secret material

Head of Operation Denton Iain Livingstone speaking as part of The Forgotten RTÉ Radio 1
Reporting @Todaywithclaire

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The Forgotten: Dublin Monaghan bombings 1974

Episode 3: Why Lives were Changed

Noel Hegarty was 15 when caught in the bomb - he subsequently had 12 rounds of electric shock therapy

But why were Dublin and Monaghan targeted?

RTÉ Radio 1 | Ciarán O'Connor
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