Omagh bomb accused trial delayed

The trial of a man accused of 29 murders in the 1998 Omagh bombing has been delayed.

Preliminary hearings in the case against south Armagh man Sean Gerard Hoey, 35, of Molly Road, Jonesborough will not begin for at least two months.

Mr Hoey appeared by video link from Maghaberry Prison during a five-minute hearing at Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He is the first person to be charged with murder in relation to the bombing.