Cowen facing legal battle over McEntee inquiry

Incoming Taoiseach Brian Cowen is facing a legal battle over an official investigation into the massacre of 33 people in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, it emerged today.

Cowen facing legal battle over McEntee inquiry
Mon, 21 Apr, 2008 - 19:17

Incoming Taoiseach Brian Cowen is facing a legal battle over an official investigation into the massacre of 33 people in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, it emerged today.

Families of those killed in the biggest single act of mass murder in recent Irish history have lodged papers with the High Court challenging key aspects of the MacEntee Inquiry.

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