OMAGH RELATIVES APPEAL TO CHURCH
Omagh relatives appeal to Church
OMAGH bomb relatives last night appealed to the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland for his help in their campaign for an independent inquiry into the Real IRA attack.
A delegation of relatives met Archbishop Sean Brady at his residence in Armagh to ask him to back their calls for a cross-border inquiry into the 1998 explosion.
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among 29 people killed including a woman pregnant with twins, said the talks were the latest in a series of discussions with Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Church leaders.
He added that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had offered to meet relatives of the Omagh victims in Downing Street should Labour win Thursday's general election.
"Our meeting with Archbishop Brady is part of an ongoing series of meetings with the main church leaders in Ireland who we know are very influential," he said.
"We have concerns, very serious concerns about the way the Omagh investigation has been handled.
"We know the importance of the churches and that Archbishop Brady has a lot of influence in Dublin which can obviously help us in our campaign for a cross-border public inquiry."
OMAGH bomb relatives last night appealed to the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland for his help in their campaign for an independent inquiry into the Real IRA attack.
A delegation of relatives met Archbishop Sean Brady at his residence in Armagh to ask him to back their calls for a cross-border inquiry into the 1998 explosion.
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among 29 people killed including a woman pregnant with twins, said the talks were the latest in a series of discussions with Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Church leaders.
He added that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had offered to meet relatives of the Omagh victims in Downing Street should Labour win Thursday's general election.
"Our meeting with Archbishop Brady is part of an ongoing series of meetings with the main church leaders in Ireland who we know are very influential," he said.
"We have concerns, very serious concerns about the way the Omagh investigation has been handled.
"We know the importance of the churches and that Archbishop Brady has a lot of influence in Dublin which can obviously help us in our campaign for a cross-border public inquiry."
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Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0736
Published Date: 03-May-05
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