Central Bar bombing
| Central Bar bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
| Location | Gilford, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°02′28″N 7°00′36″W / 55.041°N 7.010°W |
| Date | 31 December 1975 (GMT) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | 5 - 10 lb Time bomb |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 25 |
| Perpetrator | claimed by "Armagh People's Republican Army" a covername for the Irish National Liberation Army Armagh Brigade |
The Central Bar bombing was a bomb attack on a pub in the town of Gilford near Portadown in County Down in Northern Ireland on 31 December 1975. The attack was carried out by members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) using the covername "People's Republican Army" although contemporary reports also said the "Armagh unit" of the "People's Republican Army" (the name under which the INLA operated throughout 1975) had claimed responsibility. Three Protestant civilians were killed in the bombing.