Families of Dublin and Monaghan bombing victims urge end to 'legacy' bill in UK

The Justice for the Forgotten group has long campaigned for justice for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 17, 1974, and other Dublin and cross-border bombings during the 1970s.

Families of victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings say they hope a critical British parliamentary report on the controversial ‘legacy’ bill will “cause a change of heart” in the Conservative government.

The legislation, which has already passed the Houses of Commons, offers a conditional amnesty in relation to murders and killings and other crimes linked to the Troubles. It proposes the establishment of a reconciliation commission, participation in which would attract immunity from prosecution.