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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 sheets,...

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 Tyrone ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

National News

Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

A former Irish cabinet minister has raised concerns about the failure of the government in Ireland to commission its own inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Charlie Flanagan, who served as both a justice and foreign affairs minister, predicted that ...

02 Feb 2025 at 22:06

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, said ...

29 Jan 2025 at 11:45

National News

Shop worker fatally injured in Omagh bomb apologised to husband as she lay dying

A “one in a million” mother fatally injured in the Omagh bomb apologised to her husband moments before she died, a public inquiry has heard. Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth McCrystal, speaking publicly about her death for the first time, told ...

30 Jan 2025 at 14:51

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

Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

A woman who suffered horrific burns in the Omagh bombing has told how she was given only a 20% chance of survival and was administered the last rites four times in hospital following the explosion. Donna-Marie McGillion, who was placed ...

12 Feb 2025 at 14:00

Northern Ireland

Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing

The centre of Omagh was turned into a “war zone” after a Real IRA bomb exploded in 1998, survivors have told a public inquiry. One woman injured in the blast described how a large piece of the car in which the explosive device had ...

19 Feb 2025 at 11:34

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 at the Omagh ...

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 her daughter ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:40

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 ...

05 Feb 2025 at 12:29

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 ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:57

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