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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

GAA

Donegal and Tyrone can’t be separated in Division 2B clash in Omagh

Donegal had to settle for a share of the league points with Tyrone after the sides could not be split at the end of a highly competitive clash on Saturday afternoon in Healy Park, Omagh. The opening exchanges were evenly contested with the sides ...

24 Feb 2024 at 18:08

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

03 Feb 2025 at 16:09

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

Bereaved families express hope as they attend long-awaited Omagh bomb inquiry

Bereaved families have expressed hope as they arrived for the first public hearing in a long called for public inquiry into the Omagh bomb. The probe, led by chairman Lord Turnbull, is examining whether the atrocity could ...

30 Jul 2024 at 11:03

GAA/LGFA

Tyrone cruise to victory over Donegal in tame Division 1 affair

If some movie buff ever releases a series on the titanic and occasionally tempestuous derbies between Tyrone and Donegal down the years, chances are this one won’t make the cut. Tyrone 0-16 Donegal 0-8 This was as ...

05 Feb 2023 at 16:10

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, ...

19 Feb 2025 at 12:42

National News

'A disgusting act of violence' - Man dies following machete attack in Northern Ireland

A man has died following a serious assault in Co Tyrone in which two people were attacked with a machete. Police have arrested one man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following the incident in Omagh ...

17 Oct 2022 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Omagh bomb inquiry: Irish Government ‘must hold a similar process in parallel’

Ireland must hold a “similar process in parallel” to the Omagh bomb inquiry, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister has been urged. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced on Thursday that there ...

03 Feb 2023 at 13:21

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