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Should do just that. nonetheless, micheal martin, the irish foreign minister, has said he will be consulting with his ministerial colleagues in dublin, including the minister forjustice, to decide on their next steps. the cross—border element to all of this may well be important in that the bomb was transported into 0magh from the other side of the irish border. so this has been a long—running story now, nearly a quarter of a century since the bomb exploded just yards from where i am standing now in the town centre of 0magh on a saturday afternoon in august 1998. in terms of lives lost, th...

Bombing of the attack, might have been preventable?— bombing of the attack, might have been preventable? the 'udgment of the hiuh been preventable? the 'udgment of the high count been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously _ been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously was, - been preventable? the judgment of the high court obviously was, given j the high court obviously was, given the high court obviously was, given the information that was there, the judge felt these inquiries were essential because it may be the case that the bomb in 0magh could have been prev...

In the run—up to the 0magh bombing, then maybe the attack could have been prevented. as far as political reaction goes, we have heard from the democratic unionist party, and the sdlp, both of them welcoming the announcement by the government in london. we have had a statement from the irish foreign minister as well, micheal martin, and the judge who made the ruling 18 months ago which has now led to this british government moved to establish an inquiry, said that there should be an investigation carried out by the irish government as well, although it was not in his power to rule that the ir...

Because that is what will undoubtedly be involved. there is no doubt in our mind it is going to be a difficult process, but if we don't have this process, for the rest of our lives, we are going to be wondering, "what if?" i have said to the secretary of state that maybe we have got it wrong, and if we have got it wrong, show us where we have got it wrong. and i think that this is a necessary, painful as it will be, it is a necessary exercise that we have to go through. michael gallagher, who lost his son. we can go live to 0magh now and speak to daniel mccrossan, who is the sdlp mla for west ...

So this has been a long—running story now, nearly a quarter of a century since the bomb exploded just yards from where i am standing now in the town centre of 0magh on a saturday afternoon in august 1998, in terms of lives lost, the worst atrocity in the history of the conflict in northern ireland. 29 people murdered including a woman who was pregnant with twins. police forces on both sides of the border have been involved in investigations over the years although nobody has been successfully prosecuted. so that has added to the sense of grief of the families over the years, and they are kee...