Bombing inquest set to reopen

Dublin Coroner's Court is today due to reopen the inquest into the deaths of 26 people killed in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

The 26 people died when loyalist paramilitaries detonated three car bombs in Dublin on May 17, 1974.

Another seven died when a fourth bomb was detonated in Monaghan town a short time later.

The original inquest into the deaths caused by the Dublin bombings was adjourned at the request of the Gardaí shortly after it began in 1974.

There have long been allegations that the RUC and the British army colluded with the loyalists who planted the bombs.

Justice for the Forgotten, a support group representing victims of the Dublin/Monaghan attack, has welcomed the reopening of the inquest, saying it may finally bring closure after almost 30 years.