Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has called on the Government to apologise to the victims and families of the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings. Speaking this week as the Justice for the Forgotten campaign attended the Dáil, Deputy Tóibín who is running as a candidate in the European Elections for the Midlands-North-West constituency said; "The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings were the worst single atrocity of the troubles. It was unique in its severity. That's not to reduce the pain and heart ache suffered daily by all survivors of all the killings that happened. The Dublin and Monaghan bombings destroyed innocent lives and damaged the lives of all the survivors. Families were left homeless. Fathers were killed and families were left without an income. Incredibly, families never received any compensation. They killed 34 civilians and injured almost 300. There has been no justice. I believe that there are two reasons for denial of that justice."
He added; "If we are to get to the truth for the victims and their families, indeed if we are to demonstrate our disgust at the British Legacy Act and its outworkings, we must take the opposite approach, allow access to all information in the State's possession, and apologise to the families for the Government's shortcomings."
