Dublin and Monaghan bombings

Dublin and Monaghan bombings
Part of the Troubles
Location	Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Date	17 May 1974 5.28 pm, 5.30 pm, 5.32 pm; 6.58 pm IST (UTC+01:00)
Attack type	4 car bombs
Weapons	ANFO car bombs
Deaths	33 (26 in Dublin, 7 in Monaghan)
Injured	Nearly 300
Perpetrators	Ulster Volunteer Force

Talbot St

Parnell St

Leinster St S

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Map of central Dublin showing the three bomb sites

The Dublin and Monaghan bombings happened in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland on 17 May 1974. The Ulster Volunteer Force used 3 car bombs in Dublin and another one in Monaghan to kill 33 people and injure nearly 300 others. The bombings were the deadliest attack in the Troubles. It was also the deadliest attack in the Republic of Ireland's history.

Sources

• Barron Report:
  • "Interim Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings" (PDF). Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights. December 2003.
  • Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights (2004). "Proceedings of the Sub-Committee on the Barron Report". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • "Final Report" (PDF). 31 March 2004.

Other websites

• Justice for the Forgotten – organisation of victims of the bombings and relatives
• Key Events – The Dublin and Monaghan Bombs, 17 May 1974 – Conflict Archive on the Internet, University of Ulster
• 1974 Dublin Bombings collection of 148 photographs on the Dublin City Council public libraries website