Eight other people were injured in the explosion on the Main Street in Belturbet on this day in 1972.
A ceremony is taking place in County Cavan today to mark the 50th anniversary of a bombing which killed two teenagers.
Wreaths will be laid at the site by families of the two victims, 16-year-old Patrick Stanley from Clara, and 15-year-old Geraldine O'Reilly.
Eight other people were injured in the explosion on the Main Street in Belturbet on this day in 1972.
Gardaí investigating the bombings have renewed their appeal for information.
Assistant Commissioner, in the North Western Region Michael McElgunn outlines what happened to the teenagers that night:
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