Conor Macauley

4 days ago | rte.ie | Conor Macauley

Irish Government cooperation with the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been criticised as "wholly unsatisfactory" by a barrister representing families of the dead and some of the injured today. Alan Kane KC was making an opening statement on behalf of the families of eight of those killed in the 1998 bombing and eight of the injured. He said they remained "greatly disappointed" at the lack of commitment on the part of the Irish authorities to "meaningfully assist" the inquiry.

5 days ago | rte.ie | Conor Macauley

The public inquiry into the single worst atrocity of the Troubles reconvenes today. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry was set up by the UK government to establish whether the 1998 bombing could have been prevented. It will sit in Omagh over the next two days to hear opening statements from key participants. They include the police, the Northern Secretary and the families of the deceased.

1 week ago | rte.ie | Conor Macauley

A policing oversight body is taking legal action against An Garda Síochána over its failure to comply with an investigation into the murder of British agent Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal almost 20 years ago. Fiosrú, which replaced the Garda Síochána Ombudsman's Commission (GSOC), has informed the Donaldson family of the move. In a letter it said it took the view that gardaí had not complied with a request for information required for its investigation.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Conor Macauley

Police were attacked during a fourth consecutive night of trouble in Northern Ireland. Disorder switched from Co Antrim to Co Armagh where rioters clashed with PSNI public order units in Portadown. It followed an anti-immigration rally in the town centre which was attended by hundreds of people that had passed off without incident. A police helicopter hovered low over the town centre during a large security operation. But as people left town after the demonstration, some clashed with police.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Conor Macauley

A two-time Irish Olympic swimmer has told of her terror as she was confronted by masked men who attacked Larne Leisure Centre last night while she was coaching children. Danielle Hill had arrived to take a coaching session at Larne Leisure Centre when she saw a crowd assembling. Masked youths then attacked the building, which was briefly used to provide temporary refuge to two ethnic minority families who had been driven from their homes in nearby Ballymena.