Family of murder victim meeting US Ambassador today
The family of a Dublin man allegedly murdered by a member of the IRA is meeting the US ambassador today to discuss their campaign for justice.
Twenty-nine-year-old Joseph Rafferty was shot dead last April in the Ongar area of west Dublin.
His family believes the father-of-one was murdered by a leading IRA man as part of a feud between two families in the area.
They say he had been warned a number of times beforehand that he would be "got" by the IRA.
The dead man's family have compared the case to that of Belfast man Robert McCartney, who was allegedly murdered by an IRA man in January.
They are hoping today's meeting with US Ambassador James Kenny will boost their campaign in the same way that a visit to the United States helped the McCartney's get their voices heard.
