Report on Ludlow murder ready ‘in autumn’

A REPORT into the 1976 murder of Louthman Séamus Ludlow by loyalists is expected to be completed by Mr Justice Henry Barron by late September.

But two “black holes” are hampering his private investigation, relatives of Mr Ludlow heard during their one and a half hour “progress” meeting with Judge Barron in Dundalk yesterday.

The “black holes” refer to the 28-year gap since the shooting and a possible political cover-up in 1979 after gardaí got key information on the killers’ identities.