Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing
A former Irish cabinet minister has raised concerns about the failure of the government to commission its own inquiry into the Omagh bombing.
There is a significant cross-jurisdictional element to the investigation into the 1998 Omagh bomb, as the attackers travelled across the border ahead of the devastating blast in Co Tyrone. The Irish Government declined to do so and has instead repeatedly pledged full co-operation with the UK inquiry. Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris reiterated that commitment during the week as the hearings got under way.
“I accept fully what Micheál Martin and Simon Harris have consistently said about the Irish Government co-operating fully with the inquiry, but I think an opportunity has been lost by not having a parallel process,” he said. While the current inquiry can compel former and current members of the UK security forces to give evidence, it has no such authority over similar potential witnesses in the Republic of Ireland.
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