Any books about the Dublin and Monaghan bombing that go by the FG belief it was IRA not Loyalists

I have three different books on the bombings and I had never heard that story until the blueshirts trotted it out a little while back.

I very much doubt anyone actually believes it. Including them

As there was no warning given for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in May 1974, some people may be of the opinion they were pIRA bombs which were assembled south of the border - as many were - and which were on the way north, perhaps when the drivers stopped for someting to eat, and which exploded pre-maturely, for whatever reason.

The vast vast majority - over 99% - of the 20,000 or whatever bombs exploded during the "troubles" were designed, made and exploded by Republicans.

Perhaps interfered with by double agent / informer? Lots of murky going on. How do you think republicans got so much expertise in bomb making in the first place?

I don't believe in taking a pop at a poster rather than the post, so I will just say that is one of the daftest things I've ever read. Even on boards

I do not think anyone is disputing most bombs during the troubles were exploded by Republicans. You just have to remember the almost daily new reports from N.I. then. Many were on "economic targets" eg Bishopsgate bombing, and Bloody Friday 1972, when the pIRA exploded 22 bombs in Belfast in 75 minutes, killing 9 people. Many part time and off suty and sometimes retired security force personnell were killed by booby trap bombs under cars : if you saw someone "accidentally" dropping their keys and looking under a car, it was a republican bomb they were looking for, you can be sure, The loyalist paramilitaries tended to use firearms rather than explosives. By 1972, the IRA was the primary user of car bombs, and by 1973, it was reported that 90% of homemade explosives originated from the Republic of Ireland, with the IRA responsible for the vast majority of explosions. Leaving aside Monaghan and Dublin bombings, if you think of all the biggest bombs the ones that spring to mind were atrocities like Enniskillen, Omagh, Warrington, Birmingham, Guildford, Warrenpoint, Old Bailey, Aldershot, Oxford st., Mullaghmore, Brighton, Bloody Friday, Dropping Well, Chelsea Barracks, Hyde Park, Kings Cross, Heathrow, Downing Street, Claudy etc etc - all carried out by Republicans. The loyalists had generally not the military knowledge or safe areas to develop bombs etc.

I mention a figure of the total number of explosions, which is consistent with what wiki says, combined with counless petrol bombs, nail bombs etc during rioting, which could also be called explosions.

Nat at all. If you google it you will see a figure of 16,000 mentioned. Add in petrol bombs etc, and I'd say you could have the guts of 20,000. Anyway makes no difference to me, you are splitting hairs.

He was proven right. There was a report of it in the Irish Times the day after.

Petrol bombs could not be called explosions. On account that they do not involve explosive.
The same what that a water balloon is not a bomb/explosion.

The figure named by wiki is 10k not 20k.

20k is a very inflated number. Increasing by a factor of 2 is bit more than splitting hairs. But regardless, whether we use 10k or 20k. That's the total by both sides. On what basis do you get from there to 99% republican?

The idea the loyalists carried out only 100-200 bombing, include petrol bombs, is delusional. If you believe that you are very little knowledge of the troubles.