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Latest:  Revised: November 02, 2005 .

2 November 2005: It appears that the Ludlow family's long wait for the publication of the private Barron Report into the murder of Seamus Ludlow is at last coming to an end. The Barron Report has been in the Department of the Taoiseach since October 2004.

From the El Paso Times website:

LUDLOW REPORT TOMORROW ?

posted by Editor at 10:31 AM  

Today has been a busy day for the Ludlow family with filming in progress for RTE's Prime Time current affairs programme, which is due to be broadcast Thursday night. 

It has been reported that the Barron Report is being scrutinised by the cabinet and being readied for presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Thursday or Friday. It is expected that the Committee will publish the Barron Report by Friday at latest. If the Thursday deadline for the Report's publication is not met, it is expected that the Prime Time feature will not be broadcast until next Tuesdsay.

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29 October 2005: From the Dundalk-based Elpaso Times website:

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26 October 2005: The following welcome news was reported on the website of the local LMFM Radio station:

Taoiseach says report into Ludlow killing to be published soon

The Taoiseach has told the Dail that the Barron Report into the murder of County Louth man Seamus Ludlow is likely to be published in the next few weeks. Mr Ludlow was found dead at Ballymascanlon, close to the border with County Armagh, after he was picked up by a U-V-F gang in Dundalk in the summer of 1976. Members of the Gardai are expected to come in for critcism in the report.

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25 October 2005: Supporters of justice can now make a donation to our Seamus Ludlow Appeal Fund in return for a copy of a special music CD produced by kind supporters of the Ludlow family campaign. 

The CD features as its leading track An Ode To Seamus Ludlow written exclusively for the CD by Phil McCabe and brought to you by the voice talents of Tom Moore. To Phil and Tom and to all who helped produce this excellent CD, a sincere vote of thanks.

If you are a lover of good Irish music and you would like to contribute to our Seamus Ludlow Appeal Fund just send an e-mail to tam@thebhoys01.freeserve.co.uk for details about how to get a copy of the CD.

Find out more.>>>

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16 October 2005: See today's Sunday World (Northern edition only) for journalist John Keane's detailed report on thre murder of Seamus Ludlow: 30 years on - secrets behind an evil killing Gardai blamed IRA gang.

John Keane had written about the murder of Seamus Ludlow for the Sunday World back in May 1976, when he was one of the few journalists to speculate that this was a loyalist sectarian killing in County Louth. (John Keane's original 1976 Sunday World report can be accessed from our other site's Press Coverage page.)

30 September 2005: See today's Dundalk Argus report Minister raised Ludlow murder with NI Secretary, where it is confirmed that Foreign Affairs minister Dermot Ahern has raised the Seamus Ludlow murder with the British Secretary of State in Belfast.

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28 September 2005: RTE News reports that Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern, who is also TD for County Louth, says the still unpublished Barron report into the May 1976 murder of Seamus Ludlow raises serious questions

There are still no indications as to when the Barron Report, received by the Dublin government in October 2004, is to be published.

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23 September 2005: See important article on the Ludlow Murder Cover-up, from The Phoenix, a Dublin news magazine:

Ludlow had been shot by a British counter-insurgency loyalist proxy gang based in Newtownards and controlled by the MRF (Military Reaction Force) - forerunners of the notorious FRU (Force Research Unit). They had been tasked with killing a Catholic (since deceased) who had ostensibly gone on the run after weapons were discovered near his Co. Down home. This individual was in fact an MRF agent sent south to infiltrate the IRA. Given a choice he couldn't refuse, he became an IRA double agent. The loyalist proxy gang (led by a UDR officer) failed to locate him in Dundalk and murdered the innocent Ludlow on the way back to base.

The above confirms much of what the Ludlow family has been saying about this foul murder for years. Use this link to read the complete article.>>>>

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21 September 2005, See The Dundalk Democrat: Jury was on the verge of a walkout and The Dundalk Democrat: We were afraid to talk back Sisters break their silence

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20 September 2005: Another important development, reported by local LMFM Radio News:

Council seek public inquiry into Ludlow killing

Louth County Council is to write to the Taoiseach and Minister for Justice seeking a full, public and independent inquiry into the murder of Seamus Ludlow. It follows the adoption of a motion tabled by councillor Tomas Sharkey. The saw mill worker was shot dead by loyalists in May 1976 and an inquest earlier this month heard that gardai knew the identities of his killers within 18 months of the murder, but failed to take any action.

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11 September 2005: See today's statement from Mr Bernard Moffatt, Secretary General of the Celtic League, an organisation that has given the Ludlow family valuable support for a long time now: 

LUDLOW MURDER - PRESSURE FOR BRITISH TO REOPEN THE CASE

Ireland's Foreign Minister should have no difficulty in his avowed
intent to persuade the British government that they should act over
the murder of Co. Louth forestry worker, Seamus Ludlow, almost thirty
years ago.
 
In November 2000 the Northern Ireland Office, Security Policy and
Operations Division, assured the Celtic League that it would be keen
to pursue any information pertaining to the killing. . .
 

To view the full statement from the Celtic League use this link.>>>>

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9 September 2005, See RTE News online: Ahern to raise Ludlow murder with Hain. 

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, and TD for Louth, Dermot Ahern, has said he will raise the sectarian murder of Seamus Ludlow by loyalists with the British  Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Hain.

The Ludlow family had asked the minister to raise the issue to find out why no one was ever prosecuted for the murder, despite the fact that two men made statements in 1998, admitting their role in this foul murder.

However, the Director of Public Prosecutions in Belfast decided not to press charges. This extraordinary failure to prosecute Seamus Ludlow's alleged killers has never been explained.

No doubt the Ludlow family have many questions for the British authorities regarding their role in protecting the UDR/Red Hand Commando killers of Seamus Ludlow.

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See also: 9 September 2005, www.online.ie News: Ahern To Raise Ludlow Murder With Hain

10 September 2005, The Irish News: Minister to raise 1976 murder with secretary

10 September 2005, The Irish Examiner: Ahern to raise issue of Ludlow murder

10 September 2005, Daily Ireland: Minister to raise murder

10 September 2005, Daily Ireland: Letters to the Editor - Garda deficiencies run very deep

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8 September 2005: See this report from today's edition of The Irish News, It has certainly been a busy and eventful week for the Ludlow family: O'Loan had concerns over Ludlow probe

Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan had concerns over the investigation into the loyalist murder of Co Louth man Seamus Ludlow, it has emerged. Although Mrs O'Loan could not mount a probe as it was outside her jurisdiction, she examined both RUC files and Garda material relating to the killing of the forestry worker almost 30 years ago. . . 

For the full report use this link.>>>>

See also: The Irish Sun: Tell us what you know about Seamus's murder for a report of Joe Costello TD's (Irish Labour Party)  welcome call on Taoiseach Brertie Ahern to publish the Barron Report on the murder of Seamus Ludlow as soon as possible because of the disturbing disclosures that came from this week's second inquest at Dundalk courthouse.

The private Barron Report has been with the Irish government since October 2004, and still there is no known date for its publication.

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See also:

The Irish Sunday Mirror, 11 September 2005: Publish or be damned

The Irish Examiner, 8 September 2005: A file will always remain open, say gardaí - this report names the four loyalist suspects who were arrested by the RUC in 1998.

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7 September 2005: See the weekly Dundalk Democrat newspaper's detailed report of the two-day fresh inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow.

This report features detailed accounts of evidence given by former state pathologist Professor John Harbison, who carried out the post mortem examination in 1976. Also featured are reports of evidence given by former detectives John Courtney, who collected a file from the RUC in February 1979 which named the four loyalist suspects in Seamus Ludlow's murder, and Ted Murphy, the man who conducted the most recent investigation in 1998.

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See also: The Irish News, 7 September 2005: 'Gardai evidence strengthens case for public inquiry'

The Irish Independent, 7 September 2005: Ludlow family renew plea for murder inquiry

The Irish Times, 7 September 2005: Inquest told of statements admitting part in killing

Daily Ireland, 7 September 2005: Call for public inquiry

The Belfast Telegraph, 7 September 2005: Probe call into 1976 murder

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7 September 2005: The following report appeared today on the UTV News online:

WEDNESDAY 07/09/2005 12:49:19

Taoiseach urged to publish Ludlow murder report

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is being called on to publish the report on the investigation into the 1976 murder of Seamus Ludlow. . .

Labour spokesperson for Justice Joe Costello says the investigations at the time raise serious questions about the administration of justice on both sides of the border.

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6 September 2005: A jury at Dundalk courthouse today returned a verdict of unlawful killing, in accordance with the wishes of the Ludlow family, at the end of the second inquest into the murder of  Seamus Ludlow. The inquest lasted two days.

Speaking afterwards to the press and on national RTE television News bulletins, the Ludlow family reiterated their demand for a public inquiry into the murder, saying the inquest had raised many unanswered questions. 

There was nothing at all revealed from the private Murphy report on the original murder investigation, much to the dismay of the Ludlow family. The inquest had been delayed for more than three years because of the refusal of the gardai to hand this and other documentation over to the coroner Ronan Maguire. 

When the Murphy report was eventually handed over to the coroner it was on the basis that it remained confidential. The coroner would be entitled to submit sections of the report in the form of submissions to the inquest at his discretion, though this did not happen. Thus, many of the answers the Ludlow family hoped this report would provide remain hidden away.

It was also confirmed that two of the fatal bullets used in the killing of Seamus Ludlow are indeed missing. No trace of them has been found and no explanation for their disappearance has been offered. In a revelation further disquieting for the Ludlow family it was also revealed that Seamus Ludlow's clothing, which might still be useful for forensic and evidential purposes, have also disappeared. Again, no explanation was given!

These men had been identified to gardaí 19 years earlier as the killers of Seamus Ludlow, but when the information was passed on to Garda Headquarters, nothing happened.

In 1996, then Chief Superintendent Ted Murphy was asked by the Garda Commissioner to re-examine the case surrounding the murder of Seamus Ludlow.

Seamus Ludlow was murdered by a gang of four loyalists, now known to be members of the British Army UDR and the Red Hand Commando murder gang, just outside Dundalk on 2 May 1976. An inquest was held shortly afterwards, without the Ludlow family being informed or present, but the Attorney General in 2002 directed a new inquest be held as a result of new information.

Yesterday former Chief Superintendent John Courtney told the inquest that he was given the names and address of four men by the RUC in 1979 whom he believed had carried out the murder.

He passed that on to Garda Headquarters but despite his request for authority to proceed, it was not forthcoming.

Former Chief Supt Murphy today said that in 1996 he contacted the RUC and the informant who had given information about the four killers.

The four loyalists were arrested and taken here to Castlereagh RUC Station for questioning. Two of them, he said, provided independent and accurate details about the murder of Seamus Ludlow.

They described how the shooting took place in their car and how they left the body. However, no charges were ever brought against the men.

The conclusion of the fresh inquest was widely reported on RTE Television and Radio News bulletins, as well as the local LMFM Radio. It was also given good coverage on the national press.

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See the following press and TV reports of the second and last day of the Seamus Ludlow inquest and the Ludlow family's reaction to the jury's verdict of 'Unlawful Killing':

RTE News online, 6 September 2005 22:08 ,  Unlawful killing verdict at Ludlow inquest

The Irish News, 7 September 2005: 'Gardai evidence strengthens case for public inquiry'

The Irish Daily Star, 7 September 2005: 'UDA' Murder Probe Call

The Dundalk Democrat, 7 September 2005: Seamus Ludlow murder is now officially an unlawful killing

Daily Ireland, 7 September 2005: Call for public inquiry

The Belfast Telegraph, 7 September 2005: Probe call into 1976 murder

The Irish Independent, 7 September 2005: Ludlow family renew plea for murder inquiry

The Irish Times, 7 September 2005: Inquest told of statements admitting part in killing

The Irish Sun, 7 September 2005: 'Loyalist kill was random'

See also: This exclusive report from The Dundalk Democrat, 21 September 2005, Jury was on the verge of walkout

Related Stories from RTE Television News (05 Sep 2005) Second inquest into Louth murder
(24 May 2005) Date set for new Ludlow inquest
(23 Feb 2004) Barron meets relatives of man killed by UDA

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5 September 2005: Today was an important milestone for the Ludlow family with the opening, after a three year delay, of a fresh inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow. 

The inquest was attended throughout by a large Ludlow family group, including the late Seamus Ludlow's only surviving brother Kevin, and his three widowed sisters; Kathleen Donegan, Eileen Fox, and Nan Sharkey. Many nephews and nieces also attended.

Detailed evidence was given by Professor John Harbison, retired Irish State Pathologist, who carried out the post mortem and gave evidence to the flawed "inquest" of 19 August 1976.

Further evidence was given by retired Garda Chief Superintendent John Courtney, who was involved in the initial murder investigation in May 1976. Mr Courtney testified, under questioning by the Ludlow family's legal representative, that he received a file from the RUC in February 1979, that the file identified four loyalists as the suspected murderers of Seamus Ludlow. He testified that he had eliminated any suspicions of IRA involvement within a few months, even though the Ludlow family was still being assured many years later by Dundalk gardai that the IRA was responsible. 

As for the RUC file, Mr Courtney stated that he had passed it to his superiors in Dublin Castle, and upon his further inquiries as to whether he had the authority to have the known suspects questioned, he was informed that no further action would be taken. He could offer no explanation for this!

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See also:

Celtic League statement: NEW INQUEST INTO LUDLOW MURDER OPENS

See also the following press and TV reports of the first day of the fresh inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow:

Ulster Television online report: Inquest into death of Seamus Ludlow

RTE News online report: Second inquest into Louth murder 05 September 2005 17:19

The Belfast Telegraph, 6 September 2005: Garda 'quashed' probe into UDA link to murder

The Irish Daily Star, 6 September 2005: 'Gardai did not follow up on murder details'

The Irish Independent, 6 September 2005: Garda chiefs 'sat on murder report'

The Irish Times, 6 September 2005: Forestry worker murdered by UDA, inquest told

Daily Ireland, 6 September 2005: Suspects known by Garda HQ

Daily Ireland, 6 September 2005: Murder of quiet man

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5 September 2005: The following comment was posted on the local Dundalk El Paso Times web site:

Monday, September 05, 2005

 

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1 September 2005: Local LMFM Radio report:

Family demand explanation for reports delay

The family of a North Louth man murdered by Loyalists almost 30 years ago are demanding an explanation for the delay in publishing a report into his killing. A new inquest into the shooting dead of Seamus Ludlow in May 1976 is being held on Monday next. The Government have had a copy of the Barron Report into his killing since last October, but there’s still no sign of publishing

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6 July 2005: In a follow-up The El Paso Times site briefly names three of the Dundalk gardai who have been accused of harrassing members of the grieving Ludlow family in the aftermath of the vile sectarian murder of Seamus Ludlow. Follow the link given above.

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6 July 2005: The local Dundalk Democrat newspaper features a front page report titled Website names the Ludlow four about the publication of four loyalist suspects' names on the El Paso Times web site. The Democrat quotes an unnamed member of the Ludlow family who reacts to the naming of the four suspects:

Use the link above to read the full Dundalk Democrat report.

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3 July 2005: In a fresh and surprising development, a Dundalk web site, The El Paso Times, not connected to the Ludlow family, published a report naming the four suspects who were arrested in 1998 for questioning about the murder of Seamus Ludlow. 

Though two of the suspects have identified themselves previously in the press, the Ludlow family has not sought to name them all publicly. Two of the suspects had never been named, though their names were also known to the Ludlow family since 1998. 

The El Paso Times' report follows:

EXCLUSIVE MURDERERS NAMED The El Paso Times has been given the full names of the murderers of Dundalk man Seamus Ludlow. Two of the murderers were serving British soldiers at the time of the murder. It is believed that the original target of the gang was a well known republican who was living in Bay Estate at the time. For some unknown reason the gang never reached their original target. They picked up Seamus Ludlow who was thumbing a lift at the time on the Newry rd near the Lisdoo. Because the Gardai and Irish governments didnt want to cause a political storm with their masters the British the Gardai put out locally that the local IRA were behind the murder. The Dundalk Gardai even went as far as arresting members of the Ludlow family and questioning members of the family about the murder. Within weeks of the murder the RUC passed on details of the real murderers to the Gardai and the Irish government but they chose to ignore the information and closed the investigation. The family have tirelessly campaigned for a full public enquiry because of the disgraceful way the entire investigation was handled. This case is not unlike the Mc Brearty case in Donegal, involving local Garda corruption and cover-ups

The El Paso Times report is published here, without the final sentence giving the suspects' names. These, of course, can be viewed on The El Paso Times' site by following the link given here >>>>.

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17 June 2005: Important new contact information received from our friends at The Pat Finucane Centre, Derry:

New web address and e-mail

 

As of today our new website address is www.patfinucanecentre.org and our new e-mail address will be info@patfinucanecentre.org  The old emails will function until the end of June but it is advisable to begin replacing now

The Ludlow family appreciates the valued support it has received from the Pat Finucane Centre. The Centre's website features detailed information about the murder of Seamus Ludlow as well as many other victims of British state killings in Ireland.

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13 June 2005: The Louth Coroner Ronan Maguire received written submissions from legal representatives for the Garda Commissioner and the Ludlow family regarding the scope of the matters which the inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow will be able to inquire into. 

The coroner also confirmed that 5 September 2005 will be the date on which he will begin the fresh inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow. This will be more than three full years since the inquest had been ordered by the attorney general.

While the Garda who had dealt with the forensic investigations at the time of Seamus Ludlow's murder in 1976 was now dead, the coroner had received a report from the Garda ballistic team. Mr. Maguire undertook to supply a copy of that report to Mr. James MacGuill, solicitor, who acts for the Ludlow family.

See The Argus (Dundalk), 17 June 2005: Ludlow inquest adjourned to autumn >>>> 

See also: The Dundalk Democrat, 15 June 2005: Coroner receives ballistics report on Ludlow after 29-year wait >>>>

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31 May 2005: Jane Winter, Director of London-based BRITISH IRISH Rights Watch (BIRW), in her monthly report, made the following comment regarding the recent preliminary hearing for an inquest intro the death of Seamus Ludlow.

inquest into the death of seamus ludlow

A preliminary hearing into the second inquest into the murder in 1976 of Seamus Ludlow in Dundalk, allegedly by loyalists some of whom were serving soldiers, was held on 24^th May.  The full inquest is due to be held on 5^th September 2005.  BIRW is hoping to send an independent observer to the hearing.

There can be no doubt that the Ludlow family would be very honoured to have Jane or any other representative of BIRW present at the inquest in September. The Ludlow family has been grateful for Jane's valuable support and advice for several years now.

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24 May 2005: At last the Ludlow family's near thirty-year-long wait for truth nears an end with a date being  set for the full inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow. 

Louth Coroner Ronan Maguire set 5 September 2005 at a preliminary hearing in Dundalk courthouse. it is expected to last for a number of days.

The Coroner read a letter from the Attorney General confirming the Ludlow family's grave objections to the original sham inquest of August 1976. They had been denied participation in that inquest and important evidence had not been available or presented at the inquest. Nor had the gardai called for an adjournment so that they could continue with their investigation. Of course the Ludlow family was not aware at that time that the murder investigation had been effectively abandoned after only 19 days!

In one surprising development, the lawyer for the Garda Commissioner, informed the inquest that the Assistant Commissioner is willing to be a liaison officer for the Ludlow family. It is regrettable that the gardai have been obstructive in their dealings with the Ludlow family throughout this long struggle for justice. Liaison was never on offer!

See The Argus ( Dundalk ), 27 May 2005: Date set for second inquest into Seamus Ludlow murder

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23 May 2005: The following kind message was received from Jane Winter, Director of British Irish Righs Watch (BIRW), London. Jane, unfortunately, will not be able to attend the preliminary hearing for Seamus Ludlow's inquest, which opens in Dundalk, 24 May:

I’m so sorry I can’t be there tomorrow, owing to a prior commitment to attend the opening of the Robert Hamill Inquiry.

However, James has promised to keep me informed.

I hope that it goes well.  I know it will be a difficult day for you all, but I hope it marks the beginning of obtaining justice for Seamus.

  With best regards,

Jane

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23 May 2005: The following was issued by the Pat Finucane Centre, Derry City:

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22 May 2005: See today's issue of The Sunday Tribune for Northern Editor Suzanne Breen's report headlined:

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10 May 2005: At last, the announcement that the Ludlow family has been waiting for now almost three years! The local LMFM Radio station revealed the date for a preliminary hearing for a fresh inquest into the death of Seamus Ludlow. LMFM reports:

“I have been requested to do so by the Attorney General. There will be a preliminary hearing at the end of the month, in advance of a full inquest,” the coroner told The Sunday Business Post.

The victim's family believes that Ludlow died at the hands of two members of the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) and the loyalist Red Hand Commandos in Co Down. The family's campaign, led by Kevin Ludlow, the only surviving brother of Seamus, and nephews Jimmy Sharkey and Michael Donegan, are seeking a public inquiry into his death and the alleged cover-up afterwards.

“At first, the Garda claimed to the family that Seamus had been murdered by the IRA because he was an informer,” said Jimmy Sharkey last week.

“That was the line they put out. It is now known that both the Garda and the RUC were aware that the killers were, in fact, loyalists.

“They knew that the killers included at least twolocally recruited members of the British Army.”

The Police Ombudsman in the North, Nuala O'Loan, has told the family that police had intelligence on the four-man gang within a year of the murder, according to Sharkey.

“The killers all came from the Comber and Newtownards areas of north Down.

“Information which would have identified these killers was suppressed for more than 20 years, allowing these men to remain free - and at liberty to kill again.

“The question is: why were these men being protected?

“Why were they above the law?” said Sharkey. . . .

Take this link to read the full report from The Sunday Business Post article. >>>

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6 May 2005: See report in today's local Dundalk Argus newspaper, which states that the Louth County Coroner has confirmed that a preliminary hearing will be held in May into the death of Seamus Ludlow. It is  revealed that the initial hearing is set to take place on a date yet to be confirmed over the next few weeks and that a full inquest will take place at a later date. The coroner also said that the hearing will focus mainly on legal argument in order to explore the scope of the inquest, and will involve members of the Ludlow family and garda representatives.

Significantly, there is still no date for this preliminary hearing which is set to begin before the end of May and there are worrying concerns that the full inquest may still be many months away.

To read the full report from The Argus go to the following page. >>>

Regarding the long-delayed publication of the private Barron Report on the murder of Seamus Ludlow, The Irish News quotes a member of the Ludlow family, who, in a hard-hitting statement of Ludlow family disappointment at the continued delay, has:

accused authorities of "treating us like dirt" for the past three decades.

The claim came as it emerged that it will be several weeks before the publication of a report by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Henry Barron into the killing by a loyalist gang.

Senior government officials last night insisted that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was keen to publish the Barron report in full. However, the government is seeking advice on the risks posed by publicly naming a umber of individuals featured in the report.

While the names of Mr Ludlow's abductors and killers were made public by the media some time ago, the government must make its decision to name or shield individuals on a 'right to life' basis.

Official sources said there was still "no word" on a publication date, saying the taoiseach remained "anxious" to publish the report in full.

They said it was hoped that the report would be made public within weeks. The government received the report from Justice Barron last October.

Mr Ludlow's brother Kevin last night said it was a "disgrace" that six months after the taoiseach received the Barron report it had still not been published.

"This is typical of the cover-up that's been going on since Seamus was murdered 28 years ago," he said.

Mr Ludlow also claimed that his family would "receive very different treatment" if his 47-year-old brother had been murdered by the IRA.

"If Seamus had been killed by the IRA we would be getting the same publicity as (Belfast murder victim) Robert McCartney's family. But as soon as it became known that loyalists were behind Seamus' death, the authorities here did everything they could to sweep it under the carpet," he said.

He said he believed that the Irish government did not want to "embarrass" their British counterparts over evidence that his brother's killers were linked to the security forces.

Take this link to the full Irish News report >>>>