Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Matt Carthy TD, said that while the publication of the final Kenova report showed collusion did exist, it failed to deliver truth for the families of those killed in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
Deputy Carthy said it was now crucial that the Irish Government redouble its efforts to ensure all information related to this atrocity and all instances where the British state or its agents are suspected of colluding in attacks and murders be released and made available to Irish authorities.
Teachta Carthy said, “Headlines suggesting there was no collusion in the case of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings will have come as a shock to the families of those killed and injured in the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings. Those headlines don’t reflect the reality or the contents of the final Kenova report, including its recognition of clear evidence of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries by state actors.
“Operation Kenova was deliberately undermined by the British state agency MI5. These actions were designed to block the truth….”
Sinn Féin Chief Whip Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called for an urgent Dáil debate on the findings of the legacy investigations and reviews published today as part of the Kenova Final Report.
Speaking in the Dáil today Deputy Mac Lochlainn said the reports provide further confirmation of collusion, criminality and cover-up by the British State and expose the central role of the British State over decades in hundreds of targeted assassinations and murders of Irish citizens.
The final report on Operation Kenova, alongside reports on Operations Denton, Mizzenmast and Turma, were published in Belfast this week.
Teachta Mac Lochlainn said, “My thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones and who continue to campaign tirelessly for truth and justice.
“These reports expose the central role of the British State over decades in hundreds of targeted assassinations and murders of Irish citizens….
