Showband massacre to be discussed in Dáil

THE families of the Miami Showband who were massacred in 1975 yesterday received assurances from the Taoiseach that the issue of collusion would be discussed in the Dáil early next year.

During a meeting which lasted almost two hours in Government buildings yesterday, the campaign group Justice for the Forgotten impressed upon the Taoiseach the need for a public inquiry into the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and other atrocities.

Their meeting followed Wednesday’s publication of a justice committee report which concluded that widespread collusion between British security forces and loyalist paramilitaries was behind a number of atrocities north and south of the border.