State to oppose Omagh bombing survivors' bid to bring cases over failure to hold inquiry, court told

Articles 40 and 41 of the Constitution require effective investigations of deaths involving potential State failures, papers from two Omagh bombing survivors say

Emmet Tunney and Shawneen Conway, both survivors of the 1998 dissident republican bombing, say the Government is obliged to establish a public inquiry in circumstances where state authorities allegedly held 'actionable intelligence' relating to the attack. File photo: Paul McErlane/PA

The State will oppose applications by two Omagh bombing survivors seeking to bring lawsuits aimed at compelling the Irish government to establish a public inquiry into the atrocity, the High Court has heard.

Emmet Tunney and Shawneen Conway, both survivors of the 1998 dissident republican bombing, say the Government is obliged to establish a public inquiry in circumstances where state authorities allegedly held “actionable intelligence” relating to the attack.