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Bombing

Justice Time for Dublin/Monaghan Families

By Mairead Carey and Louise Carroll, Contributors
February / March 2004

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The bombs went off during the Dublin rush-hour, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 1974. Three car bombs exploded on Parnell Street, Talbot Street and South Leinster Street in the center of Dublin. An hour and a half later another bomb exploded on North Road, in the border town of Monaghan. There had been no warnings. In all, 33 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and … [Read more...] about Justice Time for Dublin/Monaghan Families

The Last Word: The
Far Side of Revenge

By Deaglán de Bréadún, Contributor
October / November 2001

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There was a terrible silence in Omagh in the days after the bombing. It seemed that not even birdsong could be heard in a town that was full of life and joy and laughter when the world turned upside down on 15 August 1998. To those who know nothing of Northern Ireland it may seem distasteful to engage in the arithmetic of tragedy, but the difference with Omagh was that the … [Read more...] about The Last Word: The
Far Side of Revenge