SURVIVORS and families of the victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings have called on An Garda Síochána to issue a full apology over its appalling handling of the investigation into the single biggest atrocity committed during the Troubles.

THE Government was last night criticised for failing to make the terms of reference for an independent inquiry known to families of Stardust victims and their legal representatives.

THE Justice for the Forgotten campaign group last night described the report as incredibly significant but queried why the committee had stopped short of recommending a public inquiry.

On the balance of probability, it would appear judicious that another inquiry into the cause of the tragic Stardust fire be held.

PASSENGERS at Cork’s main railway station yesterday were unhappy over the wildcat strike action that left them stranded and facing lengthy journeys by road.

A dossier containing new evidence which may finally uncover the cause of the Stardust dancehall blaze, which killed 48 young people, is to be given to the Government in the coming weeks, it emerged tonight.

The Government will give British Prime Minister Tony Blair a final chance to aid an inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings or else take the matter to European courts.

FAMILIES of those killed in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings last night criticised a Government decision to establish a Commission of Investigation into the atrocity, saying the move would shut them out of proceedings.

A RELATIVES’ group of people killed and injured in the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings said yesterday they would be taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights.

A relatives’ group of people killed and injured in the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings said today they would be taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights.

The Irish Government must hold a full public inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, relatives of the victims of the 1974 blasts said tonight as the inquest concluded.

THE organisation of victims and relatives seeking justice for the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings of May 17, 1974, Justice for the Forgotten, has won a twin-track response to the Oireachtas sub-committee’s recommendations.

The Garda Commissioner should be called before a Dáil Committee and questioned about claims that a senior police officer stole files on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, a victims’ group claimed today.

REPRESENTATIVES of the families of Dublin-Monaghan bombing victims yesterday welcomed the support of a former Cabinet Minister for a judicial inquiry into the tragedy.

Bertie Ahern has said the Dublin Joint Justice Committee would report back within three months on what further action should be taken in the wake of the Barron Report into the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974.

THE British establishment has an obligation to the people of Ireland “to come clean”, a campaign group representing many of the survivors and victims’ families said last night.

British authorities planned a detailed defence against allegations that security service operatives colluded with loyalists to plant bombs in Dublin and Monaghan in 1974, killing 33 people, it was reported today.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today promised to help ‘‘in any way’’ with the investigation into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Protesters demanding that Britain hands over documents to an Irish commission investigating the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, which killed 33 people, gave British Prime Minister Tony Blair a noisy reception today.