Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

The Strule Arts Centre in Omagh where the first public hearing into the 1998 Omagh bombing attack took place last July. Picture: PA

Agreement has been reached between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Government over cooperation.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) comes ahead of the resumption of public hearings in the inquiry which is probing whether the Real IRA bomb attack in 1998 could have been prevented.