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Northern Ireland Secretary orders independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing

The UK Government has ordered an independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris made a Commons statement on Thursday confirming he intends to establish the inquiry in response to a court judgment that ...

02 Feb 2023 at 13:44

Local News

Families meet Inquiry chair as search for Omagh bomb justice advances

Family members of the victims met with the chair of Omagh Bombing Inquiry this week for the first time. The 25th anniversary of the bombing - the single biggest atrocity in the history of the Troubles - is on Tuesday. Twenty-nine people, including ...

09 Aug 2023 at 20:10

Northern Ireland

Husband of Omagh bombing victim challenges inquiry to deliver truth for victims

A man whose wife was killed in the Omagh bombing has challenged a public inquiry to provide the truth about the atrocity to victims. Kevin Skelton said he did not trust the Irish Government to co-operate with the inquiry, adding that without such ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:57

Northern Ireland

Woman tells inquiry of moment her foot was blown off by Omagh bomb

A woman who suffered horrific injuries in the Omagh bombing has told of the moment she realised the blast had severed her left foot. Suzanne Travis told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that shrapnel embedded in her leg from the 1998 Real IRA explosion ...

13 Feb 2025 at 17:07

National News

I will never forgive Omagh bombers, says mother of eight-year-old victim

The mother of an eight-year-old boy from Co Donegal killed in the Omagh bomb has told those responsible they will never be forgiven. Oran Doherty was described as a “great funny wee boy and a real character” who dreamed of one day playing for ...

03 Feb 2025 at 16:09

Northern Ireland

Spanish boy killed in Omagh bomb was ‘good, happy and generous child’

A 12-year-old school boy from Madrid killed in the Omagh bomb has been remembered as a “good, happy and generous child with strong religious faith”. Fernando Blasco Baselga was part of a group of school children from Spain who had been on a ...

28 Jan 2025 at 13:51

Northern Ireland

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

A survivor of the Omagh bombing has said that everything that has happened in his life since 1998 has been a result of the tragedy. Rodney Patterson told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he was standing around 40 feet away from the device ...

19 Feb 2025 at 13:48

Local News

Eight-year-old Buncrana boy killed in Omagh bomb 'dreamed of playing for Celtic'

The mother of an eight-year-old boy from Buncrana killed in the Omagh bomb has told those responsible they will never be forgiven. Oran Doherty was described as a “great funny wee boy and a real character” who dreamed of one day ...

03 Feb 2025 at 16:30

Northern Ireland

No new evidence to warrant Omagh inquiry in Ireland, minister says

There is currently no new evidence about the Omagh bomb atrocity which would warrant holding a public inquiry in Ireland, a minister has said. However, Peter Burke, Minister for European Affairs and Defence, stressed that the ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

Northern Ireland

Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’

All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish Government ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

The Real IRA terrorists who bombed Omagh in 1998 seem to have been allowed to act with “impunity”, a witness has told a public inquiry. Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion, but was ...

19 Feb 2025 at 12:42

National News

Government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The Government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. A spokesperson for the Government told the PA news agency that an announcement would be made ...

01 Feb 2023 at 19:15

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