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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings | 1 |
| Dublin and Monaghan bombings canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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| 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
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surface form:
Parnell Street, Dublin
South Leinster Street, Dublin ⓘ Talbot Street, Dublin ⓘ |
| numberOfAttacks | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities |
33
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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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this entity surface form:
1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings