CALL FOR POLITICIANS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR OMAGH JUSTICE
Call for politicians to 'work together' for Omagh justice
by Emma Stewart
Chairman of Omagh Support and Self Help Group, Michael Gallagher, is hopeful of Executive support for a cross-border public inquiry into the Omagh bombing, following Tuesday's night's Stormont presentation.
Although all 108 MLAs had been invited to the 40-minute presentation in Stormont's Long Gallery, only about a dozen turned up. Mr Gallagher, however, remains undaunted.
"The evening went extremely well, and I was very, very pleased with it. Obviously MLAs didn't turn out in the numbers that we would have liked, but with representatives there from all parties - including some key people and Ministers - we were pleased."
He continued: "We thought that they received our presentation very well, and certainly expressed a desire to help. They said that they would go away and consider very carefully all that we had said, and see if there is a way forward for the governments to work together on this."
Mr Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed in the 1998 bombing, said that the families did not expect anyone to be convicted of the atrocity, and that uncovering the truth is the most that they could hope for.
"Now I think it is down to the politicians to find a way to work together, to do the decent thing and help us to bring the public side of Omagh to a close", he added.
The invited audience was to comprise 108 MLAs and MEPs, along with a wider variety of other people from the community, brought together with the aim of pressing political representatives to support the Omagh families' calls for an independent cross-border public inquiry.
by Emma Stewart
Chairman of Omagh Support and Self Help Group, Michael Gallagher, is hopeful of Executive support for a cross-border public inquiry into the Omagh bombing, following Tuesday's night's Stormont presentation.
Although all 108 MLAs had been invited to the 40-minute presentation in Stormont's Long Gallery, only about a dozen turned up. Mr Gallagher, however, remains undaunted.
"The evening went extremely well, and I was very, very pleased with it. Obviously MLAs didn't turn out in the numbers that we would have liked, but with representatives there from all parties - including some key people and Ministers - we were pleased."
He continued: "We thought that they received our presentation very well, and certainly expressed a desire to help. They said that they would go away and consider very carefully all that we had said, and see if there is a way forward for the governments to work together on this."
Mr Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed in the 1998 bombing, said that the families did not expect anyone to be convicted of the atrocity, and that uncovering the truth is the most that they could hope for.
"Now I think it is down to the politicians to find a way to work together, to do the decent thing and help us to bring the public side of Omagh to a close", he added.
The invited audience was to comprise 108 MLAs and MEPs, along with a wider variety of other people from the community, brought together with the aim of pressing political representatives to support the Omagh families' calls for an independent cross-border public inquiry.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1932
Published Date: 03-Apr-08
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