Dublin and Monaghan bombings

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The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in the Republic of Ireland in May 1974 that killed 33 people and became one of the deadliest incidents of the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf car bombing
event of the Troubles
mass killing
terrorist attack
alsoKnownAs Dublin and Monaghan bombings
surface form: 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings
cityBombed Dublin
commemoratedBy annual memorial ceremonies in Dublin
annual memorial ceremonies in Monaghan
conflict The Troubles
country Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
date 1974-05-17
deadliestIncidentOf The Troubles
surface form: The Troubles in the Republic of Ireland
deadliestTerroristAttackIn history of the Republic of Ireland
governmentResponse Irish government declared a national day of mourning
impact increased tension between Irish government and British government
public controversy over alleged collusion
inquiry Barron Report
investigatedBy Barron Inquiry
Irish parliamentary sub-committee
legalOutcome no one convicted in the Republic of Ireland for the bombings
location Dublin
Monaghan
memorial Dublin and Monaghan bombings memorial on Talbot Street
method car bomb
motive to undermine power-sharing and the Sunningdale Agreement
notableLocationAffected Monaghan town centre
notableStreetAffected Parnell Street
surface form: Parnell Street, Dublin

South Leinster Street, Dublin
Talbot Street, Dublin
numberOfAttacks 4
numberOfFatalities 33
34
numberOfInjured approximately 300
partOf The Troubles
perpetrator Ulster Volunteer Force
politicalContext Sunningdale Agreement
surface form: Sunningdale Agreement period
relatedTo The Troubles
surface form: Northern Ireland conflict

Ulster loyalism
suspectedCollusionWith British intelligence
surface form: British security forces
suspectedPerpetrator Ulster Volunteer Force
target civilian population
timeOfFirstDublinExplosion around 17:28 local time
timeOfMonaghanExplosion around 18:58 local time
timeOfSecondDublinExplosion around 17:30 local time
timeOfThirdDublinExplosion around 17:32 local time
townBombed Monaghan
victimDemographics mostly Irish civilians
year 1974

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Ulster Volunteer Force notableOperation Dublin and Monaghan bombings
Dublin and Monaghan bombings alsoKnownAs Dublin and Monaghan bombings
this entity surface form: 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings