A file will always remain open, say gardaí

THE file on the killing of Seamus Ludlow remains open, officially. However, it is unlikely a murder committed three decades ago is top priority for detectives in the Border region.

Mr Ludlow’s death in May 1976 was one of the controversial killings investigated by Mr Justice Henry Barron, also tasked with probing the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Justice Barron, whose report has not been published despite being passed to the Taoiseach in October, looked at both the murder and the subsequent investigation. A spokesman said the Taoiseach’s office is working to “bring the report to the Government in the near future.”