user: Problem: Omagh bombing suspect Seamus Daly remanded in custody

Seamus Daly, accused of the Omagh bombing in 1998, arrives at court in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Paul Mcerlane/EPA

A man accused of carrying out the single biggest atrocity of the Troubles in Northern Ireland – the Omagh bombing of 1998 – has been remanded in custody.

Seamus Daly appeared in Dungannon magistrates court in County Tyrone on Friday, to face 29 counts of murder and two charges relating to the explosion at Omagh, in August 1998.

The 43-year-old, who is based in south Armagh but originally from across the Irish border in County Monaghan also faced two separate charges of causing an explosion in Lisburn, County Antrim, in the same year as the Omagh bomb.

No one has ever been convicted of offences relating to the Real IRA attack on the market town just four months after the Good Friday peace agreement was signed.

Daly has been previously found liable, along with three other men, of being responsible for the bombing as a result of a landmark civil action against them by families of the victims.

The deputy district judge, Paul Conway, refused bail for Daly and remanded him in custody to Maghaberry top security prison outside Belfast.

The court was told the Police Service of Northern Ireland objected to bail over concerns that the accused might flee the jurisdiction if bailed.

He was arrested on Monday in Newry, just over the border in Northern Ireland, by detectives from the PSNI's serious crimes branch.

Daly was detained while accompanying his wife on a visit to the maternity unit of Newry's Daisy Hill hospital.

Daly denies any involvement in the bombing which killed 29 people, including a woman heavily pregnant with twins. He will appear in court again on 6 May.

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Summary: Accused faces 29 counts of murder over 1998 Real IRA attack in Northern Ireland that tried to derail peace process


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More than 100 people gathered at a historic Princeton, N.J., estate last month. The owner, Avril Moore, greeted local real-estate agents, friends, neighbors and strangers as they milled about the first floor of the 240-year-old house. Then, after 11 minutes of bidding, one of these visitors became the new owner of Ms. Moore's five-bedroom home.

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Input: Five Big Bands, All Screamingly Teeny
If you sound just like 'em, you might as well join 'em: That seems to be the thinking behind the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour that hit Merriweather Post Pavilion Thursday, a five-band screamo lineup whose acts included Hawthorne Heights, the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy, much to the delight of the teenage girls who packed the place to capacity.

Though the parents of these groups' young fans probably liked the idea of Hawthorne Heights' track "Where Can I Stab Myself in the Ears," the performances were solid in spite of their sameness -- an understandable problem at other themed events such as Ozzfest, but one that got especially tiring here considering each band's generic, radio-friendly catalogues.

The latest buzz belonged to Hawthorne Heights, whose five members were clad in white and thundered their way through a 30-minute set that highlighted their latest album, "If Only You Were Lonely." With three head-banging guitarists and the guttural roars of Casey Calvert, the Ohio-based group offered the evening's hardest edge, with Thrice-like thrash punctuating recent tracks such as the suicide-themed "This Is Who We Are" and its slightly softer first radio hit, "Ohio Is for Lovers."

The All-American Rejects followed with a performance that had a heavier-thumping bottom yet a poppier, Blink-182 sound. Also allotted only 30 minutes, the mussy-haired group played up its strengths, with grinning guitarist Nick Wheeler teasing the audience with frequent visits to the stage edge and frontman-bassist Tyson Ritter getting love pretty much with every move or shout-out he made. Melodic, hooky smash "Dirty Little Secret" was a highlight of the set, along with Ritter's attempt to differentiate the band by pointing out the arguable assertion that current acts tend to avoid rock ballads, unlike the Rejects' anguished "It Ends Tonight."

Also debatable was Fall Out Boy's worthiness as a 75-minute headliner, considering that the group's it-status seems to have peaked last year after the May release of "From Under the Cork Tree." Still apparently riding the success of the giant if unexceptional hit "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and the energetic, fresher-sounding "Dance, Dance," the quartet did eke out a lively show from its thin repertoire, buoyed by bassist Peter Wentz taking the spotlight off frontman Patrick Stump with his chattiness between songs. (Wentz made reference to recently "leaked" photos of his, um, manliness. Classy.)

Regardless of the night's lack of variety, it was too bad most of the ticket holders at the general-admission show could barely see their faves: Merriweather's multiple screens weren't used for close-ups of the stage as is typical with big venues. Instead, they displayed snippets of video, lyrics and random images that were only distractions from the "hotties," a word that showed up frequently on the screens when they were used between sets for a text-messaging free-for-all -- which only encouraged the crowd's ear-shattering screaming to continue even when no one but the roadies were onstage.
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assistant: If you sound just like 'em, you might as well join 'em: That seems to be the thinking behind the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour that hit Merriweather Post Pavilion Thursday, a five-band screamo lineup whose acts included Hawthorne Heights, the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy, much to the...