High Court grants leave in Séamus Ludlow murder inquiry

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The family of Séamus Ludlow was granted permission to bring a High Court action over his murder on 18 January 2016. Ludlow was found shot dead in a lane near his home at Culfore, Dundalk, on 1 May 1976.

The family sought orders requiring the State to establish commissions of investigation into the murder. Permission was granted on an ex parte basis, with only one side represented, and the report said the family wanted an early hearing.