Family of Offaly teenager killed by bomb still seeking justice after nearly 50 years
Reporter:
17 Dec 2020
RIGHT: Patrick Stanley was only 16 when he was killed in a bomb blast in Belturbet, Co Cavan on December 28, 1972. );
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THE family of a 16-year-old Clara teenager who died in a bomb blast in Belturbet, Co Cavan on December 28, 1972, are still fighting for justice for their brother 47 years later.
An RTE Investigates programme which aired last Monday night told the story of Patrick Stanley who was a helper on a lorry which was in Belturbet that night. Because they were working late the driver and Patrick decided to stay overnight.