Omagh

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Omagh families will be ‘satisfied’ by Government steps
Last week, the Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the inquiry investigating the blast

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Omagh survivor ‘haunted’ by guilt over death of niece in Real IRA massacre
A survivor of the Omagh bombing has told how he is haunted by guilt over the death of his niece, who was to be the flower girl at his wedding.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Omagh bombing survivor tells inquiry he placed sheets over victims’ bodies
Omagh bombing survivor tells inquiry he placed sheets over victims’ bodies
A survivor of the Omagh bombing has told how he placed sheets over victims’ bodies during the carnage in the aftermath of the explosion.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

Omagh bomb memorial plaque
Omagh bombing victim found by husband face down in the rubble, inquiry hears
Mother-of-four Philomena Skelton was 39 when she died in the attack while on a shopping trip with her husband and three daughters

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Teenage volunteer killed in Omagh bomb ‘a wonderful girl with a kind heart’
Samantha McFarland, 17, from Omagh, was described as “popular, diligent and a person who passed with flying colours the test of life”

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Family’s ‘world fell apart’ after death of Brenda Logue in Omagh bombing
Brenda Logue, a talented Gaelic footballer, was 17 when she died in the 1998 atrocity

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Teenager Jolene Marlow 'was denied her hopes and dreams' by Omagh bombing
Teenager Jolene Marlow 'was denied her hopes and dreams' by Omagh bombing
Jolene Marlow was one of several victims of the atrocity remembered in commemorative statements at the Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Blast victim/Bryan White
Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb
Edith White said she would also regularly change her son Bryan’s bed sheets, but that he never came home

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Michael Gallagher speaks about toll of campaigning in aftermath of Omagh bomb
Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was killed in the 1998 dissident republican car bomb which exploded in the centre of the Co Tyrone town on a busy Saturday afternoon

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Pain of loss never eases, says mother whose 12-year-old son died in Omagh bomb
Pain of loss never eases, says mother whose 12-year-old son died in Omagh bomb
A mother whose 12-year-old son died in the Omagh bomb believes the pain of his loss will never ease, a public inquiry has heard. Shaun McLaughlin was one of three schoolboys who lived in Buncrana in Co Donegal who were killed in the bombing.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Paschal Donohoe press conference
Former cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry
Charlie Flanagan predicted that vital intelligence information held by the Republic of Ireland may not be made available to the UK inquiry into the Real IRA outrage

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Second youngest victim of Omagh bomb ‘was due to be flower girl’
Breda Devine, who was 20 months old, had been with her mother on a shopping trip to the centre of the Co Tyrone town when the Real IRA bomb exploded killing 29 people

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Concern expressed that Omagh Bombing Inquiry won’t uncover full truth
Claire Hayes said she is very sceptical, with the Irish Government not being a full participant in the proceedings

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Omagh bombing horrors revealed in hearings ‘will educate on effect of terrorism’
Some 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins were killed in the Real IRA bomb attack in the Co Tyrone town on August 15, 1998

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Public inquiry into Omagh bomb to begin hearings
Scottish judge Lord Turnbull is overseeing the probe into the 1998 Real IRA bombing which claimed 29 lives, including a woman pregnant with twins

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Police Stock
Van driver dies month after collision
Sean McGaughey, who was from the Omagh area, was in a collision involving a car and van in the Drumnakilly Road area on the evening of December 22

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Omagh Bombing Inquiry chair vows it will be ‘vigorous and fearless’
The names of all those killed were read out during proceedings and those in the hearing room stood for a minute’s silence in their memory

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary
Long-awaited Omagh bomb inquiry set for first public hearing
Some of the bereaved families have called for decades for a public inquiry into alleged security failings

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

PSNI stock
Man dies following road crash in Co Tyrone
A vehicle and a pedestrian were involved in the collision on the Clanabogan Road area of Omagh just after 2pm on Friday

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

PSNI stock
Man, 20, and 17-year-old girl killed in Co Tyrone road crash
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary
Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’
John McBurney urged the Irish Government to “reconsider” its position after a minister indicated this week that there is no new evidence which would warrant holding a public inquiry in the Republic of Ireland

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary
Moment of silence held to mark 25th anniversary of Omagh bombing
Some bereaved family members laid single white roses and then said prayers at the glass obelisk which marks the spot where the Real IRA attack occurred on August 15 1998

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing inquiry
Omagh bombing ‘scars still run deep’ as community awaits inquiry
Alliance leader Naomi Long, a former justice minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, has appealed for anyone with information relating to the August 1998 Omagh bombing to come forward.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary
Poignant service at memorial garden marks 25th anniversary of Omagh bombing
Families of the 29 killed in the 1998 dissident republican bombing of Omagh and British and Irish government ministers were among those who gathered in the Co Tyrone town on Sunday ahead of the 25th anniversary

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

Sinead O'Connor death
'I can't even thank her': Father of Omagh bomb victim tells of sadness over SinĂ©ad O’Connor’s death
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden, 21, was among the 29 killed in the 1998 dissident republican atrocity, said he had not been aware of O’Connor’s contribution until after her death.

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing
Irish government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference
The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injured hundreds of others

Wed, 28 Jun, 2023

Public inquiry into Omagh bombing
Blame must be stay with Real IRA bombers, says Omagh victim’s sister
Clare Radford, whose brother Alan, 16, was killed, welcomed the announcement but said she had some reservations.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

British Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin
Omagh bombing: Government accused of ‘running away from responsibilities’
The criticism comes as the British government is expected to announce a decision on whether to hold an inquiry into the dissident republican blast which hit the Co Tyrone town on August 15 1998.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary
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.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing
British government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry
The British government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing inquiry
Decision on public inquiry into Omagh bombing to take more consideration
Last year, a High Court judge recommended that the UK Government carry out a human rights-compliant investigation into alleged security failings in the lead-up to the August 1998 attack.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

PSNI stock
Man who died after samurai sword altercation suffered heart attack, court told
The results of 53-year Paul Brown’s post-mortem examination were outlined to a judge as a man accused of causing his death appeared before Dungannon Magistrates’ Court.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

National Archives records released
Omagh families say they will return to court if fresh investigation is not ordered
Michael Gallagher, who lost his 21-year-old son Aiden in the 1998 bombing, said the families have had no contact from either the British or Irish Governments

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

Northern Ireland unrest
UK Government will ‘take time’ to study Omagh bomb High Court ruling
Brandon Lewis said that the Omagh families “deserve answers” but did not immediately commit to any new probe

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing inquiry
Omagh families feel ‘vindicated’ by judicial ruling
Mr Gallagher, who gathered with other bereaved relatives to watch the judgment virtually from Omagh, urged the UK Government not to appeal against the findings

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary
Judge recommends fresh probe into Omagh bombing
A judge has recommended the UK government carry out an investigation into the Omagh bombing, and urged the Irish Government to do likewise, after finding “plausible arguments” that there was a “real prospect” of preventing the atrocity.

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary
Arlene Foster: Omagh bomb families deserve apology over delay to inquiry ruling
In 2013, campaigners took legal action in an attempt to force an inquiry into the 1998 atrocity which killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Real IRA leaders appeal over conviction
Former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt dies
The 71-year-old was married to Bernadette Sands McKevitt, a sister of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2021

Omagh families may take case in Republic
Omagh families may take case in Republic

Families of Omagh bomb victims will consider taking a judicial review in the Republic over the State’s refusal to agree to a cross-border public inquiry into the atrocity, once similar proceedings in the North are finished.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2018

Dublin fans could outnumber their Omagh hosts on Saturday
Dublin fans could outnumber their Omagh hosts on Saturday

Saturday’s expected sell-out crowd in Healy Park, when Tyrone host Dublin in phase two of the Super 8 series, could see the travelling support outnumber their opposition, according to sources in Tyrone.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2018

20th anniversary of Omagh bombing should be last annual memorial, say organisers
20th anniversary of Omagh bombing should be last annual memorial, say organisers

The annual routine of public memorials to the Omagh bomb tragedy should end after this year, organisers said.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2018

Viable pipe bomb found near Omagh war memorial before parade
Viable pipe bomb found near Omagh war memorial before parade

A viable pipe bomb was discovered close to a war memorial in Omagh before a Remembrance Sunday parade took place, police have confirmed.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2017

Battle-hardened Slaughtneil show their character again
Battle-hardened Slaughtneil show their character again

Battle-hardened by four long years on the road, Slaughtneil chiselled out an Ulster Club SFC quarter-final win in the most pressing of circumstances at Celtic Park.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Omagh bombing victims' families to sue PSNI chief constable
Omagh bombing victims' families to sue PSNI chief constable

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims are to sue Northern Ireland's police chief for investigative failings they believe let the killers escape justice.

Thu, 10 Aug, 2017

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