SF criticises UK attitude to Dublin and Monaghan bombings

Sinn Féin has criticised the British government's defence of its attitude towards the Dublin and Monaghan bombings inquiries.

The party says it is wrong of the country's ambassador to Ireland to say there has been no cover-up to determine the alleged involvement of military intelligence in the atrocities.

Stuart Eldon has said the level of co-operation with the Barron inquiry must take into account protection of the lives of people who were involved at the time.

Deputy Aenghus O'Snodaigh claimed today that Britain has not managed to disprove its involvement.

He said: “All fingers over the years have pointed to an involvement through collusion by the British army and their agents in Ireland and they haven't disproved that.”

“They haven't shown us what they've done since to arrest people, to charge them yet you have the British ambassador saying that they knew who was involved and they're trying to protect them.”