Omagh bombing charges remand

A Northern Ireland man facing charges connected with the Omagh bombing was further remanded until next month when he appeared…

A Northern Ireland man facing charges connected with the Omagh bombing was further remanded until next month when he appeared at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday.

Mr Colm Murphy (48), a building contractor and publican and native of Co Armagh, with an address at Jordan's Corner, Ravensdale, Co Louth, is charged with conspiring in Dundalk with another person not before the court to cause an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property in the State or elsewhere between August 13th and 16th last year.

He is also charged with membership of an unlawful organisation on August 14th last year.

Mr Murphy's counsel, Mr Michael O'Higgins, said there were bail difficulties.

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State counsel Mr Tom O'Connell said he would be opposing bail. Mr Murphy was remanded in custody until April 27th next.