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Northern Ireland Secretary orders independent inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing

The UK Government has ordered an independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris made a Commons statement on Thursday confirming he intends to establish the inquiry in response to a court judgment that ...

02 Feb 2023 at 14:33

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Man found liable for Omagh bombing dies in Co Louth

Colm Murphy, who was found liable in a civil trial for the 1998 Omagh bomb atrocity, has died. Murphy, 70, a Dundalk-based contractor and publican originally from Co Armagh, died in Co Louth. A death notice on Tuesday said he had died at Our Lady ...

19 Apr 2023 at 10:33

Ireland

Call for those affected by Omagh bombing to assist inquiry

Those affected by the 1998 Omagh bombing are being invited to participate in a public inquiry into the atrocity. Scottish judge Lord Turnbull, who chairs the inquiry, said he needed to fully understand the significance of the bombing and its ...

23 Oct 2024 at 10:19

Northern Ireland

The victims of the Omagh bomb

Here is a list of the 29 people who died in the Omagh bombing: – James Barker, 12, Buncrana, Co Donegal. Originally from Surrey, England. – Fernando Blasco Baselga, 12, from Madrid, Spain. – Geraldine Breslin, 43, Omagh. – Deborah-Ann ...

02 Feb 2023 at 10:50

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Call for those affected by Omagh bombing to assist inquiry

23 Oct 2024 at 14:33

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 ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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

Local News

Families meet Inquiry chair as search for Omagh bomb justice advances

Family members of the victims met with the chair of Omagh Bombing Inquiry this week for the first time. The 25th anniversary of the bombing - the single biggest atrocity in the history of the Troubles - is on Tuesday. Twenty-nine ...

09 Aug 2023 at 20:33

Ireland

Omagh families say they will 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 ...

07 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Ireland

Decision due on public inquiry into Omagh bombing

A decision on whether to order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing is expected to be announced later by the Government. Relatives of victims of the atrocity have been advised that Northern Ireland Secretary Chris ...

02 Feb 2023 at 02:45

Irish government to consider action after UK announces Omagh bomb inquiry

Northern Ireland

Omagh bombing: Irish government accused of ‘running away from responsibilities’

The Irish government is to discuss what action it will take after the UK government announced it would establish an inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. It comes as the father of a victim of the attack accused the Irish ...

02 Feb 2023 at 15:15

Ireland

Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

Families of Omagh bomb victims have welcomed the ordering of an independent inquiry into the atrocity. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed when a dissident republican car bomb ...

02 Feb 2023 at 18:32

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