There was a “manifest failure” of the UK and Irish governments to adequately respond to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, President Michael D Higgins has said.
The ceremony is being held in Talbot Street, Dublin, where an official memorial honours the 35 people killed in the bombings, including two unborn babies. Another 300 people are estimated to have been injured in the blasts. He said: “The manifest failure of both the British and Irish governments to initiate suitable responses in the aftermath of the attacks has left a legacy that cannot be left unaddressed. I share with the relatives gathered or represented here their feeling of being abandoned and failed by the system, of their being denied justice for the loss of loved ones.”
“It is not morally acceptable, nor is it politically feasible, to request that those affected by such tragedy should forget about the past, draw a line or move on in the name of any naive desire for a supposed closure that may never be attainable.” “Today, we honour the memories of those who died, the more than 300 people injured, and the bereaved, both those living and those who have died in the years since. Today, Dublin and Monaghan remember.”
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