Bomb victims' group hits out at gardaí 'secrecy'
The Gardaí had a culture of secrecy in the early 1970s which still continues to the present day, an Oireachtas committee heard today.
The Justice for the Forgotten group, which represents victims of a Dundalk bar bombing in 1975, also criticised gardaí for withholding crucial files in relation to the crime.
Relatives have always claimed that the atrocity in Kay’s Tavern, which killed two local men, was carried out by loyalist bombers with collusion from British security forces.
“I’m talking about a culture of secrecy and grudgingly handing over information, which persists to this very day,” solicitor for the victims, James MacGuill today told the all-party body.
He added: “As far as an Garda Siochana is concerned, there has been absolute consistency in its non-cooperation in terms of giving documents to the families.”
Criticising the role of British authorities, Mr MacGuill told Justice Sub-Committee members: “How can the British refuse to co-operate with an investigation into state terrorism. This must be in violation of their EU obligations.”
Today was the third of three days of public hearings held by the Oireachtas Justice Sub-Committee into the Barron Report’s findings on the no-warning bombing.
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