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Call for those affected by Omagh bombing to assist inquiry

Those affected by the 1998 Omagh bombing are being invited to participate in a public inquiry into the atrocity. Scottish judge Lord Turnbull, who chairs the inquiry, said he needed to fully understand the significance of the bombing and its impact. ...

23 Oct 2024 at 14:15

Northern Ireland

Omagh bomb families urge minister to ‘make the right decision’ and order inquiry

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has been urged to “make the right decision” and call a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among those killed in the Real IRA attack, said the families have ...

03 Jan 2023 at 15:46

Northern Ireland

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

A Northern Ireland Office minister has pledged to raise with his Irish counterparts the issue of Dublin also holding an inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Lord Caine was responding to calls at Westminster to bring pressure to bear on the Irish ...

09 Feb 2023 at 14:26

Northern Ireland

Former senior judge appointed to lead Omagh Bombing Inquiry

A senior judge has been appointed as the chair of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced the appointment of Lord Turnbull on Monday. Mr Heaton-Harris announced that an independent statutory ...

12 Jun 2023 at 15:37

Northern Ireland

Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb

A woman whose husband and son were killed in the Omagh bomb has described how years after the blast she would drive around looking for them, believing they were still alive. Edith White said she would also regularly change her son ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:31

Northern Ireland

Second youngest victim of Omagh bomb ‘was due to be flower girl’

The second youngest victim of the Omagh bomb had been due to be a flower girl at her uncle’s wedding when she was killed in the blast. Breda Devine, who was 20 months old, had been with her mother on a shopping trip to the centre ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Bereaved father hopes Omagh inquiry ‘the beginning of the end’

Hope has been expressed that the Omagh Bombing Inquiry will be the “beginning of the end” for the bereaved in their pursuit of answers. Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the 1998 dissident republican bomb attack ...

28 Jan 2025 at 12:12

National News

Widower of Omagh bomb victim was ‘met with wall of silence’, inquiry told

The widower of one of the victims of the Omagh bombing had “demanded accountability” but was “met with wall of silence”, a public inquiry was told. It came as the second week of commemorative hearings for the victims at the ...

06 Feb 2025 at 14:00

National News

Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

A former Irish cabinet minister has raised concerns about the failure of the government in Ireland to commission its own inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Charlie Flanagan, who served as both a justice and foreign affairs ...

02 Feb 2025 at 22:06

Northern Ireland

Concern expressed that Omagh Bombing Inquiry won’t uncover full truth

Concern has been expressed that a public inquiry into the Omagh bomb will not be able to uncover the full truth. Claire Hayes, whose brother Alan Radford, 16, was among the 29 people killed in the dissident republican ...

29 Jan 2025 at 11:45

National News

Shop worker fatally injured in Omagh bomb apologised to husband as she lay dying

A “one in a million” mother fatally injured in the Omagh bomb apologised to her husband moments before she died, a public inquiry has heard. Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth McCrystal, speaking publicly about her death ...

30 Jan 2025 at 14:51

Northern Ireland

Family say their worlds ‘were’ shattered by murder of mother in Omagh bomb

The four children of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing have said that their worlds were “shattered” by her death in the 1998 Real IRA massacre. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry heard that 56-year-old Veda Short was a ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:14

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