Latest / Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!
Anonymity or Accountability in Omagh Inquiry | Cork News
The Omagh bombing inquiry is locked in a high-stakes legal battle over whether former police officers should testify anonymously, as families demand transparency to uncover what state bodies knew before the 1998 attack. The PSNI argues for anonymity citing real and immediate threats from dissident Republicans, while victims’ lawyers insist that accountability—especially around preventability—demands public access to the substance of testimony. Inquiry chair Lord Turnbull seeks balance, asking for representative cases to establish principles, even as families challenge whether current threat…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.