Former cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

Charlie Flanagan has revealed misgivings about the Irish Government’s approach to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A former cabinet minister has raised concerns about the failure of the Government in Ireland to commission its own inquiry into the Omagh bombing.

Charlie Flanagan, who served as both a Justice and Foreign Affairs minister, predicted that vital intelligence information held by the Republic of Ireland may not be made available to the UK inquiry into the Real IRA outrage.