Minister to be quizzed on surprise gardai visit to Omagh

Justice Minister John O’Donoghue is to be questioned in parliament about today’s surprise attendance of two high-ranking Dublin policemen at a meeting between Police Service of Northern Ireland chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan and relatives of Omagh bombing victims.

The meeting focused on criticism directed at Sir Ronnie’s investigation of the Real IRA atrocity by Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan.