A labourer appeared in court today accused of supplying the car used in the Omagh bomb massacre.

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims condemned as “lenient” the sentence given today to one of the men suspected of being responsible for the atrocity.

The detective heading the Omagh bomb investigation was challenged today to question a former spy who allegedly warned police a terrorist attack was planned.

PROFESSOR Niamh Brennan may feel vindicated. Her comment that she would be ‘reluctant’ to contact the gardaí if she was the victim of an assault, after news of her son’s mugging was leaked to The Star, has been followed within hours by another high-profile leak.

RELATIVES of those who died in the Omagh atrocity yesterday said they owed it to the victims to pursue their civil action against Michael McKevitt, who they described as a terrorist who led an organisation that killed innocent people.

Relatives of the victims of the Omagh bombing are delighted with the conviction of Michael McKevitt on two terrorism charges.

Alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt sacked his legal team today and declared that he will not take any further part in his trial for directing terrorism.

The key witness in the trial of alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt was paid $1.25m to infiltrate the dissident republican group, a court heard today.

A Co Monaghan man arrested by detectives investigating the 1998 Omagh bombing was granted bail by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A court heard today that the 1998 mass murder bomb attack on Omagh, Co Tyrone, was carried out jointly by the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA Irish Republican terror groups.

A second family is launching a legal action against the British government and police over claims that the Omagh bomb atrocity could have been prevented, it was confirmed tonight.

Two men who were widowed in the Omagh bombing have spoken out about the conviction of Colm Murphy in connection with the Co Tyrone atrocity.