Recently the centre was contacted by relatives of Seamus Ludlow, a 47 year old forestry worker from near Dundalk who was found murdered in May 1976 just across the border in the Irish Republic. At the time the family was informed by the Gardai, the police in the Republic, that Seamus had been shot dead by the IRA on suspicion of being an informer. It has recently emerged that he was in fact the victim of a loyalist murder gang, some of whose members were also members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, a locally recruited regiment of the British Army. It is now known that the Gardai in the South and the RUC in the North were aware of loyalist involvement in the murder but covered up this fact since one of those under suspicion was an 'intelligence asset', working for the security forces as an informer.
The family of Seamus Ludlow are now demanding a full public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death. With the permission of the relatives who contacted us we are posting excerpts of their correspondence and other articles related to the case.
The family of Seamus Ludlow have created a website which we would urge all subscribers to visit and bookmark.