Family of Dominic and Mary McGlinchey in Brussels to meet with European Parliament

Dominic Óg McGlinchey and members of the McGlinchey and McNeil family are currently in Brussels with their Primary Solicitor, Ciarán Mulholland, to discuss with delegates in the European Parliament the murders of Dominic Senior and Mary McGlinchey.

The couple's son, also called Dominic, witnessed the murder of both his parents.  

Originally from south Derry, ex-INLA 'chief of staff' Dominic McGlinchey was shot dead in Drogheda, County Louth, on February 10 1994.

A former member of the IRA, in an 1983 interview he claimed to have killed 30 people during the Troubles.

His wife Mary was also killed while bathing their young children at their home in Dundalk, County Louth, seven years prior, on January 31 1987.

The family previously launched judicial review proceedings in relation to both murders against the office of the Commissioner of An Garda Siochána and Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee.

Commenting on the latest developments, Ciarán Mulholland of Mulholland Law, said: "This is an important opportunity for us to raise awareness about the ongoing legal issues surrounding these cases, and to ensure that the voices of the victims and survivors are heard at the highest levels of government arising from our Troubled past in Ireland.."

Just last month, Sinn Féin councillor for Causeway Coast and Glens council and brother of Dominic Snr, Sean McGlinchey, said he is "horrified even at this stage of the peace process" by the approach of authorities in Dublin.

Councillor McGlinchey said: "There are many victims and survivors from the recent conflict on this shared Island that still are denied justice.

"There is no monopoly on victimhood and there should never be any superiority with survivors, however my nephew is still denied any form of justice or access to achieving the truth into the gruesome and heinous murders of his parents."