Omagh bombing - Truth about day of horror must surface

Invoking national security as well as criminal proceedings in train are especially strong grounds why Justice Minister Michael McDowell cannot publish the Nally Report into the Omagh blast at the moment.

Nobody would seek to interfere with garda operational matters, particularly as the minister made it plain that the Real IRA, the perpetrators of the horrific bombing, planned to strike again.

When restraints attendant on the criminal proceedings are removed, the minister said he would hope to produce an edited version of the report.