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Omagh families vow to return to court if fresh investigation is not ordered

The families of Omagh bomb victims will return to court if the UK Government does not commit to a fresh investigation into the Real IRA atrocity, a campaigner has said. Michael Gallagher, who lost his 21-year-old son Aiden in the 1998 bombing, said ...

08 Mar 2022 at 10:30

National News

Liam Campbell, who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing, to be extradited

Liam Campbell, who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing, is to be extradited to Lithuania, where he is suspected of international weapons smuggling. The Court of Appeal has this morning, Wednesday July 28th, dismissed an appeal against ...

28 Jul 2021 at 15:22

National News

Irish government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference

The Irish government has asked the UK government for “the earliest possible sight” of the terms of reference for its Omagh bomb inquiry to clarify what its involvement will be. Tanaiste and foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin and justice ...

28 Jun 2023 at 20:17

Northern Ireland

Lessons must be learnt from Omagh bomb tragedy 25 years on – Heaton-Harris

Lessons must be learnt from the devastation caused by the Omagh bombing 25 years ago, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Mr Heaton-Harris said the Government continues to have the deepest sympathy for all those who ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

National News

Martin says Ireland to ‘co-operate fully’ with Omagh inquiry

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said Ireland will co-operate fully with a UK inquiry into the Omagh bombing, which he described as “one of the most brutal atrocities ever witnessed on this island”. In a statement marking the 25th ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Story of Omagh bombing ‘entering new phase’ with public inquiry on horizon

The story of the Omagh bomb is “entering a new phase” 25 years on, with a public inquiry on the horizon, the father of one of the victims has said. Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among the 29 killed in the dissident ...

13 Aug 2023 at 11:48

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 ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Moment of silence held to mark 25th anniversary of Omagh bombing

A moment of silence in Market Street in Omagh has marked the time that a dissident republican car bomb devastated the Co Tyrone town 25 years ago. Some bereaved family members laid single white roses and then ...

15 Aug 2023 at 18:37

Northern Ireland

Omagh bombing inquiry: Irish Government must take part, says victim’s widower

The widower of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing has said a UK Government inquiry into the Omagh bombing would be a “waste of time” without the involvement of the Irish Government. In February, Northern ...

15 Aug 2023 at 17:15

Northern Ireland

Town comes together to remember its darkest day 25 years on

Some of those who lined the narrow Market Street in Omagh were not even born when a Real IRA bomb brought devastation to the Co Tyrone town a quarter of a century ago. The organisers of the event to mark ...

15 Aug 2023 at 16:54

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 ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

National News

Government outlines terms of reference for independent probe into Omagh bombing

An independent inquiry into the Omagh bombing will examine alleged security failings that led a High Court judge to conclude the outrage could plausibly have been prevented. The UK Government has ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:02

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