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An RTE documentary is set to reveal new evidence that British security forces failed to act on information before the explosion of a car bomb in Co Cavan 48 years ago. On December 28, 1972, a no-warning car bomb killed two teenagers and injured nine others in Belturbet, while explosions also occurred in Co Monaghan and Co Donegal. In a special documentary tonight at 9.35pm on RTE One, 'Belturbet: A Bomb That Time Forgot', will reveal a lack of trust between police services north and south. The RTE Investigates programme will also question the political will to bring those behind the bomb to j...

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...

TV Editor The latest from RTÉ Investigates explores a loyalist car bomb attack that killed two teenagers, Virgin Media One looks at notorious gangster John Gilligan, Feast of Thrones returns, and there's the finale of Nigella's Cook, Eat, Repeat . . . Pick of the Day RTÉ Investigates: Belturbet, A Bomb That Time Forgot, 9.35pm, RTÉ One This special programme looks at a report on the attack by loyalist paramilitaries in Belturbet, Co Cavan, on December 28, 1972, when a car bomb killed teenagers Geraldine O’Reilly (15) and Patrick Stanley (16). Nobody claimed responsibility for the bombing...

Bombing that killed Offaly teenager to feature on RTE Investigates Reporter: ');  '); In 1972, just three days after Christmas, a no-warning car bomb killed two teenagers and injured nine others in Belturbet Co.Cavan.  In a special documentary next Monday night, December 14, RTÉ Investigates uncovers a crippling lack of trust between police services north and south, questions the political will to bring those behind the Belturbet bomb to justice, and reveals new evidence that British security forces failed to act on credible information, allowing militant loyalists to operate freely i...