{"id":4539,"date":"2018-12-20T13:03:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T13:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2018-12-20T13:03:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T13:03:57","slug":"key-documents-on-dublinmonaghan-bombings-must-be-disclosed-following-landmark-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4539","title":{"rendered":"Key documents on Dublin\/Monaghan bombings must be disclosed following landmark legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VICTIMS of the worst single atrocity of the Troubles have secured an order for disclosure of documents in a major legal action over alleged British Government collusion with the loyalist killers.<\/p>\n

Survivors and relatives of those who died in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings were at the High Court in Belfast yesterday for a preliminary hearing in their lawsuits.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence and PSNI must now provide a list of all relevant documents in their possession within 12 weeks of an amended claim being lodged.<\/p>\n

Making the ruling on discovery, Master McCorry said the plaintiffs’ attendance was an indication of the importance of the case.<\/p>\n

Thirty-three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and almost 300 others injured in the no-warning explosions during evening rush hour.<\/p>\n

No-one was ever charged with carrying out the attacks later claimed by the Ulster Volunteer Force.<\/p>\n

Members of the paramilitary group’s infamous Glenanne Gang operating in mid Ulster during the period were allegedly responsible.<\/p>\n

Lawsuits were filed amid suspicions that the unit received help from the British security and intelligence services in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Writs have been issued against the Chief Constable, the Ministry of Defence and government representatives, alleging collusion in the bombings.<\/p>\n

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Separate legal applications are expected to be mounted on behalf of defendants to have parts of the claim struck out.<\/p>\n

Outside court, solicitor Kevin Winters of KRW Law, representing the victims and survivors involved in the litigation, welcomed the discovery order.<\/p>\n

“It’s a significant breakthrough for the families of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings who have been waiting for nearly 45 years,” he said.<\/p>\n

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