Ireland to assist Omagh inquiry to 'greatest extent possible'

The Omagh bomb blast killed 29 people and two unborn children and injured 200 other people.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is fully committed to assisting the UK Omagh Bombing Inquiry to the “greatest extent possible”, the Department of Justice has said.

In a statement, the department said the minister, and the Government, are anxious to ensure that by the end of the UK inquiry that there are “no unanswered questions” that “can only be examined” on this side of the border.