The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal brought on the behalf of 54 year-old building contractor Colm Murphy aimed at stopping his re-trial on a conspiracy charge connected with the Real IRA Omagh bombing in which 29 people died.

The Supreme Court has commenced hearing an appeal brought on the behalf of 54-year-old building contractor Colm Murphy aimed at stopping his re-trial on a conspiracy charge connected with the Real IRA Omagh bombing in which 29 people died.

Police in the North narrowly avoided injury when a dissident republican rocket-propelled grenade failed to explode.

THE High Court has rejected a bid by a man to stop his retrial on a conspiracy charge connected with the Real IRA Omagh bombing in which 29 people died.