Kieran Conway questioned over Birmingham pub bombings

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Kieran Conway was questioned about the Birmingham pub bombings by gardai in Dublin on 29 January 2016. The questioning followed a request from the West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit, with a British detective present. Twenty-one people were killed when IRA bombs exploded at three locations, including two pubs, on 24 November 1974. Conway, a Dublin-based solicitor and former IRA member, said he would not name the person who debriefed members after the explosions. He also said he expressed regret and shame over the bombings.