ENDA KENNY has pledged the Irish Government’s help in seeking the truth about 1998’s Omagh bombing.
An Taoiseach met with families of the victims of the Real IRA attack in the Co. Tyrone town yesterday, as the family called for a full public enquiry into the bombing.
The bomb killed 29 people in Omagh on August 15, 1998 – including unborn twins.
Along with Ireland’s Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald, Mr Kenny met with the families who were torn apart by the attack.
“The Taoiseach gave us assurances,” Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aidan in the attack, told BBC’s Good Morning Ulster.
“He said there were some issues that he could not talk about because of ongoing criminal proceedings.
“However, he said that once those are over, within a month he would give us a full report on the one that we delivered to the Irish government three years ago.”
Despite waiting 17 years to know the full extent of the attack, the victims’ families believe they are still in the dark about the truth behind it.
Mr Gallagher had previously been vocal in his criticism of an Taoiseach – but left the meeting in Dublin with assurances that the Government would help.
“All we can do is wait and see will the government deliver on that,” he added.
Aside from the 29 fatalities, 220 people were also injured in the Omagh bombing.
No-one has been convicted over the bombing, but Seamus Daly, 44, originally from Culloville, Co. Monaghan, is awaiting trial.
He denies 29 counts of murder.
