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Claudy bombing suspect not known to Garda prior to attack
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has confirmed that a chief suspect in the Claudy bombing of 1972 was not known to the Garda prior to the attack, in which nine people died and 30 others were injured.
Mr Ahern had been asked by Labour’s Ruairí Quinn if Fr James Chesney had ever come into contact with the authorities in the Republic either prior to the bombing, subsequent to his transfer from Co Derry to Co Donegal or during the intervening period.
According to the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman, who published his findings on the Claudy bombing last August, the RUC had colluded with the Catholic Church and the British government over the suspected involvement of Fr Chesney in the bombing. Fr Chesney was transferred to a parish in Donegal after the bombing and was never interviewed by police. He died of cancer in 1980.
Gardaí appeal for witnesses in Galway
Gardaí in Galway have appealed for witnesses after a student suffered serious injuries after being knocked down by a car as she cycled through a busy junction yesterday morning.
The accident happened at Moneenageisha Cross about 9am yesterday.The student was taken to University Hospital Galway for treatment for serious but non-life threatening injuries and gardaí at Mill Street station on 091-538000 have appealed for witnesses.
Child care services to get boost in Cork
Child protection services in Cork are set for improvement with confirmation by the Minister for Children Barry Andrews yesterday that the HSE South is to recruit 54 extra social care workers in the area before the end of the year.
Mr Andrews told Fine Gael Cork South Central TD Deirdre Clune that 45 staff had already been appointed and the remaining posts are scheduled to be filled before the end of the year.
The news comes a week after the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) published a report which found the child protection services in Cork were not robust enough to ensure all children in foster care are being safely cared for.
Hiqa inspectors examined foster care services in Cork in August 2009 and found many social workers struggled with large caseloads.