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The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D. met with a number of the families and survivors of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings in Government Buildings this evening. Those in attendance also included the families of other troubles related victims in this jurisdiction.

The meeting is the latest in a series of meetings that the Taoiseach has held with the families of victims of the troubles, including the Disappeared, The Kingsmill Massacre, East Fermanagh and the Enniskillen bombing.

The Dublin and Monaghan car bombings killed 33 civilians, an unborn child and wounded almost 300 – the highest number of casualties in any single day during the Troubles.

The Taoiseach said “I invited the families and survivors to meet me to hear firsthand how their lives have been affected by some of the worst bombings from the troubles.

I fully support the All Party Dail Motions of July 2008 and May 2011 urging the British Government to hand over all original documents in their possession relating to the bombings.

My Government and previous Governments have raised this issue with our Westminster counterparts on a number of occasions and we will continue to do so

Dealing with the legacy of the past is not as easy task. There is no simple formula of words or actions that can put things right. My Government is strongly committed to working in partnership with the British Government and with our colleagues in the Northern Ireland Executive to find ways to address the legacy of conflict in Northern Ireland’.