The families of Omagh bomb victims tonight vowed to press on with a civil action against those they believe to be behind the atrocity.
They suffered a setback earlier today when an application for documents to aid their civil case was rejected at Dublin's Special Criminal Court.
Mr Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan was one of 29 people and two unborn babies killed in the August 1998 bombing of the Co Tyrone town, expressed disappointment at the ruling.
"The authorities have always been quick to give sympathy and slow to give actual support. The fight goes on and we have faith that justice will be done and we will get a fair trial in the end," he said.
In a written judgment, the three-judge panel said it did not have jurisdiction to agree to release trial transcripts, books of evidence and statements related to the 1998 atrocity.
"Having considered the arguments advanced and the law as we see it applying to this request, and being conscious of the anxiety of the applicants in relation to this issue, the court is unable to make the direction requested by reason of lack of jurisdiction and therefore refuses to accede to the application," it said.
The families are seeking aggravated damages and individual claims worth £14 million from five men they suspect of carrying out the bombing.
The cases being taken by Omagh Victims Civil Action Group is expected to be heard at the High Court in Belfast later this year.
At present the case has reached the discovery stage which includes numerous applications before the Belfast and Dublin courts.
Mr Jason McCue, a lawyer representing the families, said the fundamental right to justice would prevail in the end.
"The Irish court has decided it is not in a position to help out on this occasion, which is a great pity. But we have no doubt that the Belfast court, recognising the lengths they have gone to, will now make the usual and appropriate orders to ensure their Article 6 rights are maintained," he added.