Bloody Friday: Taoiseach pays tribute to victims on 50th anniversary of 'devastating' bombings

A dark cloud of smoke drifting across the centre of Belfast as firemen hosed down the remains of Oxford Street bus station on 21 July 1972. Image: PA A dark cloud of smoke drifting across the centre of Belfast as firemen hosed down the remains of Oxford Street bus station on 21 July 1972. Image: PA THE TAOISEACH HAS paid tribute on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Friday to the nine people killed in the “shocking and mindless act of terror”.

The eruption of violence was unleashed after Bloody Sunday in January 1972 and by the end of that year over 470 people had been killed, the majority of whom were civilians. “It is also a time to reflect on the journey we have come on since those dark days and the importance of reconciliation as we look to the future on this island,” he added.

“In the dark history of the Troubles, Bloody Friday was one of the most devastating days of violence,” Coveney said.

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