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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

Local News

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 who ...

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 first responders recall scenes which ‘should only be seen in a movie’

Emergency service workers have been giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, describing scenes which “should only have been seen in a movie”. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed when the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 14:26

Ireland

Omagh victims intend to use public inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government

Victims of the Omagh bombing intend to use a public inquiry to “heap shame” on the Irish Government for its failings over the atrocity, a barrister has said. The inquiry also heard that victims are “sick and tired of ...

24 Jun 2025 at 18:06

Ireland

Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry

The families of those bereaved in the Omagh bombing were “woefully let down” by a poor police investigation, the father of a boy killed in the explosion has said. Victor Barker told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that ...

17 Feb 2025 at 17:17

Ireland

Government has ‘plain duty’ to assist Omagh inquiry with swift disclosure

The UK Government has a “plain duty” to ensure that full disclosure of documents is swiftly made to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, its chair has said. Lord Turnbull said his experience to date over the cooperation ...

24 Jun 2025 at 16:56

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 ...

07 Mar 2022 at 18:55

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