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.

The marathon Omagh bomb trial is expected to finish next Tuesday, a lawyer revealed today.

Alleged Omagh bomb mass murderer Sean Hoey turned down the chance to give evidence at his trial today.

A detonator used in a terrorist plot underwent unexplained changes after it was first examined, the Omagh bomb trial heard today.