A MAN whose father was killed in the Enniskillen Bomb has said the UK Government's Legacy Act, which came into force yesterday (Wednesday), has "closed, bolted and nailed the door" on justice. 

Stephen Gault, from Enniskillen, was standing beside his father when the bomb exploded at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, 1987. 

Samuel Gault as one of 12 killed as a result of the bomb, while Stephen was one of the 63 injured. 

Like many victims, he feels "angry" at the legacy bill.

The legislation has created a new legacy body known as the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), which as of yesterday, has taken over all Troubles-era cases, and has shut down all historical inquests. 

"I feel angry and hurt that my father's life, and the lives of the others in the Enniskillen case, were worthless," he said. "The door has not only been closed on justice, it has bolted and nailed it shut.

"The Legacy Bill is the end of us having any chance of getting justice. It's morally wrong."

And while Mr. Gault has called on the UK Government reconsider the decision, he feels that this is now unlikely given efforts to push the legacy bill through to law. 

This was despite opposition from Labour, all Northern Ireland parties, several victims' groups and the Irish government.

Mr. Gault continued: "I think that any victim, whether they are a victim of the state or a victim of terrorism, deserve justice.

"Everyone deserves a form of justice, but for us we have been fighting for almost 38 years, and we have been going around a windy road, going nowhere. 

"For us, there has always been a hurdle. Anytime we think we are getting somewhere with the Enniskillen case, there has been  a stumbling block. 

"The Legacy Bill has been the final nail in the coffin for justice."