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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

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 Irish ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

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 ...

06 Feb 2025 at 14:00

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

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

Northern Ireland

Family of Olive Hawkes ‘torn apart’ in aftermath of Omagh bomb

The family of Olive Hawkes was “torn apart” after the Omagh bomb when the much-loved mother and wife was killed while doing her regular Saturday shopping. Mrs Hawkes, a 60-year-old mother-of-two, was remembered ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears

A mother has told how her baby daughter was blown across the street in her buggy by the force of the Omagh bomb, and left with a piece of shrapnel embedded in her brain. Caroline McKinney was separated from ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:40

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