The families held a press conference in Dublin after the report was released. When asked to comment about the report, Des McAlea replied: "It's been a long time but we've got justice at last". He did, however, express his concern over the fact that nobody was ever charged with his attempted murder. and that none of the perpetrators ever offered him an apology. Stephen Travers decried: "We believe the only conclusion possible arising from the HET report is that one of the most prolific loyalist murderers of the conflict was an RUC Special Branch agent and was involved in the Miami Showband attack".