Higgins lays wreath to mark 50th anniversary of bombing of Dublin and Monaghan

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins speaks during a wreath-laying ceremony (Brian Lawless/PA)

President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath in Monaghan at the location where a bomb devastated the town centre 50 years ago.

A ceremony marked the anniversary of deadly attacks on May 17 1974 when three no-warning bombs went off across Dublin city centre and one in Monaghan town.