Family seeks killing inquiry

The family of Co Louth man Seamus Ludlow, who was murdered during the Troubles, have launched a legal action aimed at compelling the State to establish commissions of investigation into his death.

Seamus Ludlow, aged 47, was murdered on May 1, 1976. His body was discovered in a lane near his home at Culfore, Dundalk, Co Louth. He had been shot.

A single man who worked as a forester, Mr Ludlow had no paramilitary connections, and no person has ever been charged in connection with his death.