Dublin and Monaghan bombings

When

17 May 1974

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

53.35° N, 6.26° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

The Troubles: The Dublin and Monaghan bombings are carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force, when they explode four car bombs in counties Dublin and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. The attacks kill 33 civilians and wound almost 300, the highest number of casualties in any single event during the conflict.

1974 terrorist bombings in Ireland

A series of co-ordinated bombings were carried out in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) on 17 May 1974. Three car bombs exploded in Dublin during the evening rush hour and a fourth exploded in Monaghan almost ninety minutes later. They killed 34 civilians, 32 in the original attack and 2 in the weeks following the Monaghan bombing. Almost 300 people were injured.

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