THE family of a murdered Dundalk forestry worker murdered by a loyalist sectarian gang say they have given up hope of his killers being brought to justice.

THE decision not to interview four key suspects in the murder of a Dundalk forestry worker 30 years ago was probably political, a judge said yesterday.

The decision not to interview four key suspects in the murder of a Dundalk forestry worker 30 years ago was probably political, a judge said today.

The family of Seamus Ludlow today demanded an apology from the Gardaí over the investigation into their brother’s death in 1976.

GARDAÍ failed to pursue the prime suspects in the sectarian murder of Seamus Ludlow for fear it would set a precedent for RUC inquiries in the Republic.