Today marks 52 years since the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
On the 17th of May 1974, three no-warning bombs exploded in the centre of Dublin at the end of a working day during a bus strike, killing 27 people including an unborn baby. 278 people were injured during that day.
A short time later at 6:59pm, a car bomb exploded in the centre of Monaghan Town killing 5 people initially with another 2 dying in the following weeks.
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It was a day in which ordinary people were going about their daily lives and is regarded as one of the worst days of The Troubles.
Local politicians say the scale of the atrocity will always be remembered and have consistently called for answers to allow the families achieve a sense of closure.
