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Redaction Hearings to Take Place in Belfast on 21 and 22 May

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The Omagh Bombing Inquiry will hold procedural hearings next week regarding applications to redact specific information from materials due to be disclosed to the Inquiry.

The hearings will take place on Wednesday 21 May and Thursday 22 May at the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Hearing Centre in the Corn Exchange Building, 31 Gordon Street, Belfast.

The procedural hearings follow two submissions from Core Participants. The first is an application from the UK Government to redact the names of junior civil servants from Inquiry materials. The second is an application from the Police Service of Northern Ireland seeking to protect the identities of certain suspects in connection with the Omagh Bombing.

No witnesses will be called, but legal representatives will make oral submissions during the hearings. The Chairman is not expected to make a ruling on the applications during the hearings themselves.

The hearings will be live streamed via YouTube for those who wish to watch the proceedings online.

Notes to editor

  • The terms of reference to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry are available on the Inquiry’s website.
  • A restriction order made under section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 remains in force throughout the hearings. The order is available on the Inquiry’s website.
  • The list of the Core Participants is available on the Inquiry’s website.