Senior gardaí were today accused of turning a blind eye to allegations that a top officer wanted to bury an email casting doubt on the credibility of an FBI informant.

Senior gardaí were today accused of turning a blind eye to allegations that a top officer wanted to bury an email casting doubt on the credibility of an FBI informant.

THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by Michael McKevitt against his conviction for organising terrorist activities for the Real IRA.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by Michael McKevitt against his conviction for organising terrorist activities for the Real IRA.

A SENIOR garda attempted to block a statement that claimed he had no concerns about terrorism in Northern Ireland, the Omagh civil action case heard yesterday.

A senior garda attempted to block a statement which claimed he had no concerns about terrorism in the North, the Omagh civil action case heard today.

Dissident Republicans planned to ship weapons and ammunition from the US to a school in Donegal, the Omagh civil court case heard today.

AN UNDERGROUND room concealed in a cupboard was discovered in the house of one of five men accused of being responsible for the most lethal bomb of the conflict in the north, a court heard yesterday.

Surveillance officers who followed the movements of a terrorist boss accused of being responsible for the most lethal bomb of the North's conflict today denied putting their heads together to make statements.

The alleged leader of the Real IRA was lured into the eye of a garda surveillance unit by an FBI spy as officers followed his movements in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing, a court heard today.

THE first person in the State to be convicted of directing terrorist activities yesterday began a Supreme Court appeal against his conviction and 20-year jail sentence.

The leader of the Real IRA has today launched an appeal against his conviction for directing terrorism, claiming the key witness in his trial lacked credibility.

DETECTIVES ran up a bill of £16 million (€22m) as they scoured the world for the expertise they hoped would nail the Omagh bombers.

Detectives ran up a massive bill of £16m (€22m) as they scoured the world for the expertise they hoped would nail the Omagh bombers.

The Omagh bombing was carried out jointly by the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA rather than just by the RIRA alone, the trial of the man accused of murdering the 29 victims of the 1998 atrocity was told by an FBI agent today.

Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt was today given leave to go to the Supreme Court in a fresh bid to challenge his conviction for directing terrorism.

Omagh bomb victims will today urge the US government to help them shut down a website linked to the terror group behind the atrocity.

OMAGH bomb victims will today urge the US Government to help them shut down a website linked to the group behind the blast.

Omagh bomb victims today called for talks with the North’s Chief Constable over revelations that anti-terrorism intelligence was withheld before the atrocity.

MI5 did not deprive police of any anti-terrorism intelligence during their investigation into the Omagh bomb atrocity, the North’s chief constable said today.

MI5 withheld vital anti-terrorism intelligence just months before the Omagh bombing, it emerged yesterday.

The two leading Opposition parties tonight called for a cross-border inquiry into the Omagh bombing following revelations that MI5 withheld vital anti-terrorism intelligence.

Relatives of the victims of the Omagh bombing have expressed outrage at the revelation that the British spy agency MI5 had been warned of a possible attack in the town, but failed to tell the RUC.

MI5 withheld vital anti-terrorism intelligence just months before the Omagh bomb atrocity, it was revealed today.

RELATIVES of the Omagh bomb victims are seeking talks with the head of MI5.

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims are seeking talks with the head of MI5.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today dismissed the appeal of convicted Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt against his conviction for directing terrorism.

The Court of Criminal Appeal is due to deliver judgement today on Michael McKevitt's challenge to his conviction for leading the Real IRA.

The organisation led by convicted Real IRA leader Michael Mc Kevitt was responsible for "murder and mayhem on this island", his appeal heard today.

The British Security Service attempted to mislead the prosecution, defence and the Special Criminal Court at the trial of convicted Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt, his lawyer claimed today.

Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt launched an appeal today against his conviction for directing terrorism by attacking the credibility of a key witness and the non-disclosure of documents.

The appeal by convicted Real IRA leader Michael Mc Kevitt against his conviction has opened at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Dublin.

The Special Criminal Court has reserved judgement in an application by relatives of the Omagh bomb victims for documentation to help their civil compensation case against those suspected of carrying out the 1998 atrocity.

The Special Criminal Court today further adjourned an application by relatives of the Omagh bomb victims who are seeking documentation to help their £10m claim against five men in connection with the 1998 atrocity.

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims today began an action in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin seeking documentation to help their £10m (€15.1m) claim against those suspected of carrying out the 1998 atrocity.

Both the Gardaí and PSNI forces must lend their support to the Omagh victims’ £10m (€14.9m) civil action against the suspects if anyone is ever to be convicted for the atrocity, it was claimed today.

FBI SPY David Rupert’s evidence in the landmark civil action against five men suspected of the Omagh bombing should be given from the United States to protect his life, a court heard yesterday.

FBI spy David Rupert’s evidence in the landmark civil action against five men suspected of the Omagh bombing should be given from America in order to protect his life, a court heard today.

A multi-million pound civil action against those suspected of carrying out the Real IRA Omagh bomb atrocity will take a step forward today.

“Superspy” David Rupert will be a key witness in the Omagh bomb victims’ civil case against those suspected of carrying out the Real IRA atrocity, it emerged today.

MICHAEL McKEVITT, convicted of leading the organisation that carried out the Omagh bombing, remained at the bedside of his gravely ill mother yesterday after he was released from prison on compassionate grounds.

LAWYERS for the relatives of those who died in the Omagh atrocity are reviewing evidence heard in the McKevitt trial before deciding whether to add more names to the €14m civil writ planned against those they claim planned the bombing.

DAVID RUPERT, the FBI agent whose evidence helped convict Michael McKevitt, has signalled he may testify against the Real IRA leader in a civil case being taken by the families of the victims of the Omagh bombing.

Families of victims of the Omagh bomb welcomed reports today that FBI agent David Rupert may testify against Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt in a civil action.