16-year-old Patrick Stanley from Clara lost his life in the incident.
An investigation into a bombing that killed an Offaly teenager is being broadcast on RTÉ 1 tonight.
16-year-old Patrick Stanley from Clara lost his life when a car bomb detonated near a border crossing in Cavan, on on 28th December 1972.
Teenager Geraldine O'Reilly also died and nine others were injured in the incident.
RTÉ Investigates Belturbet: A Bomb That Time Forgot starts at 9.35pm.
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