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Real IRA not ‘overly active’, Ahern told Blair two weeks before Omagh bomb

Bertie Ahern told Tony Blair two weeks before the Omagh bombing in August 1998 that the Real IRA did not seem to be “overly active”. In a telephone conversation between the two leaders on July 31, the taoiseach shared information on the paramilitary ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

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Louth men convicted of trying to acquire arms for REAL IRA seek damages for period spent in unlawful detention

Three men who received lengthy prison sentences for trying to acquire weapons for the Real IRA are seeking damages for the period of their incarceration that was deemed by the Irish Courts to have been unlawful. The actions have been brought by ...

22 Jun 2022 at 13:33

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Derry Inquest: 'Concrete progress' in contact with Southern authorities into killing of Kieran Doherty

A preliminary hearing into the death of a Derry man shot by the Real IRA in 2010 has been told that there has been 'concrete progress' in contacts with the Southern authorities as regards information they may have. Kieran Doherty (31) from ...

25 Apr 2023 at 11:33

Northern Ireland threat level raised just one year after it was reduced

The raising of the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland comes just a year after it was lowered for the first time in 12 years. The intervening 12 months saw an audacious attack on a senior detective at a sports centre in Co Tyrone. ...

28 Mar 2023 at 19:23

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Derry search in relation to ongoing New IRA activity

Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) are conducting a search in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. The planned search in the Letterkenny Road area is being conducted with support ...

24 Mar 2023 at 10:33

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PSNI recover suspected firearm during Derry searches into New IRA activity

Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) have conducted a search in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. Detective Inspector O'Flaherty said: “The planned search was conducted in the ...

26 Mar 2023 at 16:33

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Derry counter-terror opertion into New IRA activity continues into third day

Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) are conducting a third day of searches in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. Further searches are being carried out in the vicinity of the ...

26 Mar 2023 at 12:33

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Derry Court: Preliminary enquiry adjourned against man described as 'a bomb maker' for the New IRA

A man who a barrister said had been described as 'a bomb maker' for the New IRA has had his preliminary enquiry adjourned at Derry Magistrate's Court today. Kieran McCool (54) of Ballymagowan Gardens in Derry was due to have a PE ...

19 Jul 2023 at 12:33

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 ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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'The longest and hardest night': Omagh bomb, 25 years on

Lisa Doherty can still see the four sweets. Her brother Oran, 11 years her junior at just eight years old, was a bad traveller. On the morning of August 15, 1998, Oran Doherty and some of his friends from Buncrana went on a ...

10 Aug 2023 at 10:33

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'The longest and hardest night': Omagh bomb, 25 years on

10 Aug 2023 at 10:33

Ireland

Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’

All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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