he said seamus mcloughlin was the officer commanding the ira it was a very electric moment.reconciliation commission as opposed to an inquest, really. it was almost the ira confessing its sins. he said seamus mcloughlin was the officer commanding the ira in birmingham at the time, and was in charge of selecting targets. mick murray, he said, was one of the bombers. another member of the bombing team, he said, was michael hayes. and then, when asked about a james gavin, witness 0 said, "well, he was involved". this is going to strange coming from a family of the... ..of one of the people that were murdered, but i am grateful that witness 0 came out and announced the bombers‘ names. so, you know, itjust seems strange for me to be praising an ex—ira person, but, you know, it took some guts to do that. of the four men named, only michael hayes is still alive. a self—confessed ira bomb—maker, he claims he was questioned by police about the bombings in 1974, but released without charge. witness 0 was asked whether a fifth man, michael patrick reilly, was also part of the group, bu

murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlinoldierjames gavin, and michael hayes, the only one who's still alive. now there are calls for the police to investigate. as we say to, i think, any family when we investigate a death or a murder, we can't promise of course that we will result in a prosecution orjustice. we can promise that we'll do our best and we will do our best. nobody has clearly been convicted of the atrocity at the time. that has led to a lot of frustration in me, personally. we know it was the ira, but who were the actual people? and it's really a case of closure and i don't think we're ever going to find closure. in his final remarks, the coroner sir peter thornton qc said: "the dreadful events will never be forgotten because the people of birmingham will never forget the 21 lives that were tragically lost". now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. iam paul i am paul carter, iam paul carter, i'm i am paul carter, i'm a journalist andi i am paul carter, i'm a journalist and i have come to tokyo to experien

murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlinne who's still alive. now there are calls for the police to investigate. as we say to, i think, any family when we investigate a death or a murder, we can't promise of course that we will result in a prosecution orjustice. we can promise that we'll do our best and we will do our best. nobody has clearly been convicted of the atrocity at the time. that has led to a lot of frustration in me, personally. we know it was the ira, but who were the actual people? and it's really a case of closure and i don't think we're ever going to find closure. in his final remarks, the coroner sir peter thornton qc said, "the dreadful events will never be forgotten because the people of birmingham will never forget the 21 lives that were tragically lost". sima kotecha, bbc news. the england and spurs defender, danny rose, says he can't wait to end his career as a footballer because of the failure of the authorities to tackle racist abuse. racist chanting was directed at rose and other england players duri

murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlinn, and michael hayes, the only one who's still alive. now there are calls for the police to investigate. as we say to i think any family when we investigate a death or a murder, we can't promise of course that we will result in a prosecution orjustice. we can promise that we'll do our best and we will do our best. nobody has clearly been convicted of the atrocity at the time. that has led to a lot of frustration in me personally. we know it was the ira, but who were the actual people? and it's really a case of closure and i don't think we're ever going to find closure. in his final remarks, the coroner sir peter thornton qc said, the dreadful events will never be forgotten because the people of birmingham will never forget the 21 lives that were tragically lost. sima kotecha, bbc news. a woman who has spent almost ten years in jail after killing her husband in a hammer attack has been released on bail tonight, after her conviction was quashed. sally challen, who was found guilty of mur

the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlin.ames gavin and michael hayes, who'd been arrested and released in 1974 is the only one who is still alive. in a bbc interview, he said he'd been a participant and apologised to the families. my heartfelt sympathy to all of you, for a terrible, tragic loss that you've been put through. and for all these years, you've been trying to find closure, i hope at last, god will be merciful and bring you closure. witness 0 was asked whether a fifth man, michael patrick reilly, was also part of the group he said he didn't know the name. mr riley has always denied being involved in the bombings. the former mp and author chris mullin told the inquest he'd spoken to the men decades ago, but thinks it's too late now for new criminal charges. the only way that i can see that anybody could conceivably be convicted 44 years after the event, is if they put their thumb print to a statement. setting out their role in this affair. i don't see any sign of that happening. a new memorial to the victims has bee

he claimed seamus mcloughlin and two others were involved. all of whom are dead apart from hayes.rd, but there are active lines of inquiry and we will take those forward. as we say to any family when we investigate a death or a murder, we can't promise that we will result in a prosecution orjustice. we can promise that we will to our best, and we will do our best. nobody has been clearly convicted of the atrocity at the time. that has led to a lot of frustration in me personally. we know it was the ira. but who were the actual people? and it's really a case of closure, and i don't think we are ever going to find closure. in his final remarks, the coroner said... 44 years ago, and its horror remains etched in the minds of generations in this city. a woman who has spent almost 10 years injail after killing her husband with a hammer has been released on bail tonight after her conviction was quashed. sally challen, who was found guilty of murdering 61—year—old richard in 2011, now faces a retrial injuly. charlotte gallagher reports. the family of sally challen say she was released fro

the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlin.ed and released in 1974 is the only one who is still alive. in a bbc interview, he said he'd been a participant and apologised to the families. my heartfelt sympathy to all of you, for a terrible, tragic loss that you've been put through. and for all these years, you've been trying to find closure, i hope at last, god will be merciful and bring you closure. witness 0 was asked whether a fifth man, michael patrick reilly, was also part of the group he said he didn't know the name. mr riley has always denied being involved in the bombings. the former mp and author chris mullin told the inquest he'd spoken to the men decades ago, but thinks it's too late now for new criminal charges. the only way that i can see that anybody could conceivably be convicted 44 years after the event, is if they put their thumb print to a statement. setting out their role in this affair. i don't see any sign of that happening. a new memorial to the victims has been unveiled near the scene of the bombings. the

the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlin.he said he'd been a participant and apologised to the families. my heartfelt sympathy to all of you, for a terrible, tragic loss that you've been put through. and for all these years, you've been trying to find closure, i hope at last, god will be merciful and bring you closure. witness 0 was asked whether a fifth man, michael patrick reilly, was also part of the group, but he said he didn't know the name. mr riley has always denied being involved in the bombings. the former mp and author chris mullin told the inquest he'd spoken to the men decades ago, but thinks it's too late now for new criminal charges. the only way that i can see that anybody could conceivably be convicted 44 years after the event, is if they put their thumb print to a statement. setting out their role in this affair. i don't see any sign of that happening. a new memorial to the victims has been unveiled near the scene of the bombings. the families can finally say for certain that they were murdered by the ira but