Relatives mark 33rd anniversary of Dublin/Monaghan bombs

Survivors and relatives of the victims are today marking the 33rd anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Thirty-three people were killed when loyalist paramilitaries detonated three car bombs in Dublin and a fourth in Monaghan on May 17, 1974.

The relatives have long been campaigning for a public inquiry in Britain to examine suspicions that the British security forces helped those behind the atrocities.

They have criticised the Taoiseach for lavishing praise on outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair while his government is refusing to release critical intelligence documents necessary for any meaningful inquiry.