The Belturbet bomb: an atrocity that time forgot
The Belturbet bomb: an atrocity that time forgot RTÉ Investigates has uncovered a series of new details that shed light on a 1972 car bombing that killed two teenagers in Co Cavan. • 3 Feb 2021 RTÉ Investigates Sculptor Mel French regards the bronze statue in Belturbet as her most personal project. Two handsome figures – a long-haired schoolgirl with dancing shoes and an athletic young man with a football at his feet – face out onto Main Street. These sculptures represent two teenagers, local girl Geraldine O'Reilly, 15, and Paddy Stanley, 16, from Clara, Co Offaly, both of whom peri...
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