The British Prime Minister says the collapse of a case against a West Clare native, accused of the Hyde Park bombing, was down to a "dreadful mistake".
John Downey, who has an address in Donegal but formerly of Saint Joseph's Terrace in Kilrush, avoided prosecution because of a letter he was sent by police, saying he was not wanted for arrest.
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Four soldiers died in the IRA attack in London in 1982, and the North's First Minister Peter Robinson has threatened to resign unless the decision to drop prosecution is reviewed.
