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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 left with a lifelong sense of ...

19 Feb 2025 at 12:42

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 Bryan’s bed ...

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 of the Co ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

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 bomb attack in 1998, ...

29 Jan 2025 at 11:45

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 “loving wife, mother and ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:14

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 ...

28 Jan 2025 at 13:51

National News

The long campaign for justice for Omagh bomb families

Families of the Omagh bomb victims have travelled a long road in their quest for justice for their loved ones. Here are some of the key developments in the years since the 1998 blast. – 1998 In September, a month after the bombing, ...

02 Feb 2023 at 11:06

Northern Ireland

Victims’ concern over ‘need to promote narrative of peace’ before Omagh bomb

There is concern among Omagh bomb victims that a need to “promote the narrative of peace” in Northern Ireland in 1998 may have resulted in a “light touch” being adopted towards terrorists. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry also heard ...

24 Jun 2025 at 13:16

National News

Families of Omagh bomb victims call for public inquiry into blast which killed 29

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, ...

03 Jan 2023 at 12:05

Northern Ireland

Omagh inquiry ‘allowing us to close wound that has been open for 26 years’

The sister of a young Spanish woman killed in the Omagh bombing has described a public inquiry into the atrocity as “allowing us to close a wound that has been open for 26 years”. Rocio Abad Ramos, 23, from Madrid was among ...

28 Jan 2025 at 16:31

National News

Teenager Jolene Marlow ‘was denied her hopes and dreams’ by Omagh bombing

A 17-year-old girl killed in the Omagh bombing was denied the chance to “accomplish her life’s full potential”, an inquiry has been told. Jolene Marlow was one of several victims of the atrocity remembered in commemorative ...

05 Feb 2025 at 12:29

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 ...

28 Jan 2025 at 12:12

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