Enniskillen bombing victim's daughter seeks answers from police

Police investigating the 1987 IRA Remembrance Day bomb in Enniskillen were today facing questions from a daughter of one of the victims about their hunt for the bombers.

Aileen Quinton, whose mother, Alberta, was one of the 11 people killed in the Poppy Day massacre in November 1987, was due to ask senior police officers in the town why no one has been charged in connection with the attack.

The bomb exploded at a war memorial in the town as a Remembrance Day ceremony was taking place and also injured 63 people.

Many of them have not fully recovered from their injuries.

Ms Quinton was due to meet the chief superintendent heading up the investigation, along with Democratic Unionist Assembly member, Arlene Foster.

She said she was holding the meeting because the victims of the 1987 attack must not be forgotten.

“There seems to be very little done about bringing the people responsible to justice,” she said. “I am trying to get some answers because I think people have actually forgotten that nobody was brought to justice for the Enniskillen bomb.”

Ms Foster said it was important to find out if the investigation has progressed and to ensure that there was justice for those killed or wounded.

“It is sad that someone like Aileen, who has been very much a supporter of the police, has had to request this meeting to try and get some answers. This meeting raises questions over the investigation into what happened.”