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A former Irish government minister is expressing concern that crucial evidence may not be seen by the public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. Charlie Flanagan believes Ireland should have established its own parallel inquiry. The Real IRA attack, carried out from within the Irish Republic, claimed the lives of 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins.
The UK inquiry, which began earlier this week, aims to establish if authorities could have prevented the bombing. The intelligence picture, both within Northern Ireland and in the south, is a key area for the inquiry. However, relatives of victims remain concerned that some vital evidence may not be made public.
The inquiry may not be able to compel non-UK residents to give evidence, including former and current members of An Garda Siochana, the Irish police. While Dublin has pledged to cooperate with the inquiry and has promised to pass legislation if required, there has been no progressmade on this yet.
Mr Flanagan, formerly Ireland’s minister for justice and foreign affairs, has stated that a parallel inquiry would have been “imminently desirable”. He fears that gaps will emerge and that vital pieces of evidence may not be forthcoming, despite the Irish government promising to cooperate fully with the inquiry. Mr Flanagan expressed regret over the missed opportunity for an Irish inquiry, which, he claimed, could have worked in tandem with that in the UK
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