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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

Local News

Derry Court: Lyra McKee murder accused given permission to attend Bloody Sunday march

One of the men charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee has been granted permission to attend the Bloody Sunday commemoration march next week. Peter Gearoid Cavanagh (33) of Elmwood Terrace in Derry is charged with the murder of Lyra McKee ...

23 Jan 2023 at 12:33

Local News

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 from ...

24 Mar 2023 at 10:33

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 worried US labelling Real IRA as terrorists would help recruitment

Irish officials were worried that a US decision to designate the Real IRA (RIRA) as a foreign terrorist organisation might help recruitment for the paramilitary group. Just years after the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the ...

28 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Suspected firearm, silencer and quantity of ammunition seized in Derry investigation into New IRA

Detectives from the Police Service’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) recovered suspected munitions during a search operation in Derry yesterday, Tuesday 30th May as part of an ongoing investigation into the New IRA. The suspected ...

31 May 2023 at 22:33

Local News

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

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 ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

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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 ...

22 Jun 2022 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

The victims of the Omagh bomb

On the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, here is a list of the 29 people who died in the Real IRA atrocity. – James Barker, 12, Buncrana, Co Donegal. Originally from Surrey, England. – Fernando Blasco Baselga, 12, ...

15 Aug 2023 at 11:18

Man jailed over attempted murder of police officer to have sentence reviewed

A “potentially unduly lenient” sentence handed to a man in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in Co Tyrone is to be referred to the Court of Appeal. Gavin Coyle, 46, from Omagh, was sentenced to ...

07 Nov 2023 at 11:19

Ireland

Omagh bombing inquiry: Irish Government must take part, says victim’s widower

The widower of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing has said a UK Government inquiry into the Omagh bombing would be a “waste of time” without the involvement of the Irish Government. In February, Northern Ireland ...

15 Aug 2023 at 17:15

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