Dublin and Monaghan bombings

Dublin and Monaghan bombings
Part of the Troubles
Location	Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Date	17 May 1974 5.28 pm, 5.30 pm, 5.32 pm; 6.58 pm IST (UTC+01:00)
Attack type	4 car bombs
Weapons	ANFO car bombs
Deaths	33 (26 in Dublin, 7 in Monaghan)
Injured	Nearly 300
Perpetrators	Ulster Volunteer Force[1]

Talbot St

Parnell St

Leinster St S

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Map of central Dublin showing the three bomb sites

The Dublin and Monaghan bombings happened in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland on 17 May 1974.^[2] The Ulster Volunteer Force used 3 car bombs in Dublin and another one in Monaghan to kill 33 people and injure nearly 300 others.^[2] The bombings were the deadliest attack in the Troubles.^[3] It was also the deadliest attack in the Republic of Ireland's history.^[4]

Sources

• Barron Report:
  • "Interim Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings" (PDF). Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights. December 2003.
  • Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights (2004). "Proceedings of the Sub-Committee on the Barron Report". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  • "Final Report" (PDF). 31 March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

References

1. "Call for probe of British link to 1974 bombs". RTÉ News. 17 May 2008.
2. Dublin-Monaghan bombs
3. "UK urged to Release Dublin and Monaghan Bombing Files". The Irish Times. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
4. Oireachtas Sub-Committee report on the Barron Report (2004), p.25

Other websites

• Justice for the Forgotten – organisation of victims of the bombings and relatives
• Key Events – The Dublin and Monaghan Bombs, 17 May 1974 Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Conflict Archive on the Internet, University of Ulster
• 1974 Dublin Bombings collection of 148 photographs on the Dublin City Council public libraries website