Former minister backs Barron

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.

Disagreeing strongly with colleagues from the 1974 coalition Government, former Labour Minister Justin Keating commended the recent report by Mr Justice Henry Barron into the bombings, which killed 34 people.

The then Minister for Trade and Commerce said he accepted the findings of the report, which concluded the Government of the day showed little interest in the bombings.