Relatives of the Dublin-Monaghan bombing victims today marked the 28th anniversary of the attacks.
Bereaved families and survivors of the bombings gathered in the rain to lay a wreath at the memorial to the 33 victims in Dublin’s Talbot Street.
The ceremony was attended by the Taoiseach and Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Mr Michael Mulcahy. Members of the Bloody Sunday families and the Omagh families also attended the ceremony.
Mr Patrick Fay, who lost his father, said: "Thirty-three lives were lost in Dublin and Monaghan on what started out just another ordinary day. Twenty-eight years on it is heartening to see so many people assembled here and we hope that such a cruel event will never happen again".
There were renewed calls for an independent investigation into the bombings, which are blamed on the UVF. However, many have suspected British security services of being involved.
The ceremony was also attended by representatives from the French and Italian Embassies, SIPTU, IMPACT, the Irish Painters’ Union and the Dublin Trades’ Council.
