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Tue 05 May 2004Ahern rules out inquiry here into 1974 bombingsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said yesterday he does not see the point in establishing a public inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings in this jurisdiction.Speaking to journalists after a wreath-laying ceremony in Dublin to mark the 30th anniversary of the atrocity, he said he had been dealing with the relatives and survivors of the bombs for the past 27 years.