Omagh families to snub Ahern visit

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be snubbed by the families of those killed in the Omagh bomb atrocity when he visits the Co Tyrone town today.

Omagh families to snub Ahern visit
Thu, 19 Feb, 2004 - 05:39

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be snubbed by the families of those killed in the Omagh bomb atrocity when he visits the Co Tyrone town today.

Relatives of the 29 people killed in the Real IRA bombing have been unsuccessfully seeking a meeting with Mr Ahern for five years and decided the few minutes the Taoiseach was offering them during his visit was not enough.

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