By Q Radio News
A survivor of the 1973 Coleraine bomb has said, at last, the six people who died will be properly commemorated after Causeway and Glens Council last night passed a motion supporting an official remembrance event and permanent memorial to the victims.
David Gilmore was just 10 years old when the IRA detonated two car bombs on June 12th in the Railway Road area of the town. One exploded just yards from him.
Last night he sat just feet from Sinn Fein Councillor Sean McGlinchey, who served 18 years in jail for his role in the atrocity.
After reiterating an apology over the atrocity, Mr McGlinchey abstained from voting in the DUP-led motion.
Speaking to Q Radio, Mr Gilmore - who wept as the council approved the motion - said he the night was hugely emotional for him…...
Pictured: David Gilmore
Causeway and Glens Council have voted to support a permanent memorial to the six victims of the 1973 Coleraine IRA bomb. David Gilmore was 10 when the bomb exploded yards from him. He openly wept as the council gave the green light to the memorial pic.twitter.com/2e7zuyPDBy
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