Gardaí identify new lines of inquiry into 1972 Belturbet bombing

In the half a century since, gardaí have compiled six separate reports on the bombing, the contents of which have not been disclosed due to the investigation still being considered active

Bombing victims Patrick Stanley and Geraldine O'Reilly. Pictures: Garda Info

Gardaí have identified new lines of inquiry into a bombing that claimed the lives of two innocent teenagers almost half a century ago.

At 10.28am on December 28, 1972, a car bomb exploded outside Farrelly's Bar and McGowan's Drapery on Main Street in Belturbet, Co Cavan.