Ahern faces pressure over Real IRA row

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern faced new pressure today over allegations of contacts with the Real IRA soon after the terror group’s bombing of Omagh, County Tyrone, in 1998.

Fine Gael's Enda Kenny called on Mr Ahern to make a statement about the affair following reports that secret talks about a ceasefire were arranged with the Real IRA three weeks after the bombing, in which 29 people died and more than 20 were injured.