Minister: Family should have been told about murder report

The family of 1976 murder victim Seamus Ludlow should have been properly informed of this afternoon’s publication of a Government report into his death, Justice Minister Michael McDowell told the Dáil today.

As Opposition parties slammed the shabby treatment of the forestry worker’s relatives, Mr McDowell said he regretted what happened and confirmed a copy of the inquiry’s report was on its way to the Dundalk family.