Flowers and tributes laid at the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings Memorial on Talbot Street in Dublin on May 17 after a service marking the 51st anniversary of the series of no-warning blasts which claimed more than 30 lives and injured hundreds.   The Dublin and Monaghan car bombings of 1974 were unspeakable crimes of wanton savagery, executed with total disregard for human life and suffering. Terrible Record Some 34 souls were murdered on that evening, 10 killed in Parnell St, 15 killed in...

Sir Iain Livingstone Head of Operation Denton Operation Denton Review – False Dawn The Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974 stand as the deadliest atrocity of the Troubles, claiming 34 lives in the Republic of Ireland. ​ Despite the passage of time, accountability for these events remains elusive, shaped by jurisdictional complexities, secrecy doctrines, and strategies of narrative deflection. Scene in Talbot Street 17 May 1974 - 15 Murdered NCND “Neither Confirm nor Deny” (NCND) is...

NCND – British Policy – Legacy Conundrum - Questions for Denton! For more details, please refer to the links provided.   “Neither Confirm nor Deny” (NCND) is a British codified response policy used by government and security agencies when asked questions about sensitive matters such as: intelligence operations, covert sources (agents, informants, surveillance), classified information, or the existence or non-existence of certain records. Instead of answering “yes” or “no”, an agency or...