Kenova chief Sir Iain Livingstone has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn raising his concern at the late disclosure.

Some 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed in the atrocity on August 15 1998.

It comes as officials in Dublin and London seek a ‘reset’ in relations

Peter Sheridan insisted that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has not “stopped justice”.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights examined state actions during the conflict.