Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion in 1998. The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing statements in its final day of commemorative hearings Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025
Officer tells inquiry he believes police were the intended target of Omagh bomb Norman Haslett told a public inquiry of scenes of ‘hell’ in the aftermath of the 1998 explosion. Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025
Police felt ‘guilty and responsible’ for evacuating people closer to Omagh bomb Retired superintendent James Baxter has been giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Young Omagh victim robbed of ‘life full of possibilities’, inquiry hears Victor Barker delivered a commemoration of his son James to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025
Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry Victor Barker told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that his son James’s life had been taken away from him in the most ‘evil and barbaric fashion’. Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025
Omagh first responders recall scenes which ‘should only be seen in a movie’ The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is continuing to hear personal statements from those affected by the 1998 Real IRA atrocity. Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025
Paramedic recalls not being able to identify heads or feet of Omagh victims Richard Quigley told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he remembers seeing dead bodies lined up in rows in a temporary morgue. Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025
Woman tells inquiry of moment her foot was blown off by Omagh bomb Suzanne Travis was a 20-year-old student when the Real IRA bomb exploded in 1998. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Omagh survivor tells inquiry blast left crater in road with injured inside David McSwiggan told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he had repeatedly returned to the scene of devastation immediately after the explosion. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears Caroline McKinney gave evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry sitting beside her daughter Niamh. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’ Donna-Marie McGillion gave evidence on Wednesday to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Woman tells inquiry she was ‘on fire’ after Omagh bomb exploded next to her Omagh Bombing Inquiry chairman Lord Turnbull said he was ‘humbled’ by the account given by survivor Pauline Harte. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
Sister of Omagh victim ‘lives with guilt’ because she survived attack Nicola Marlow was with her older sister Jolene when the Real IRA bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 Omagh bombing survivor tells inquiry he placed sheets over victims’ bodies The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing accounts from survivors and people who were injured in the 1998 Real IRA massacre.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Student killed in Omagh bombing was a year away from graduating, inquiry hears A statement from the twin brother of Julia Hughes was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Family searched for schoolgirl after Omagh bomb exploded Lorraine Wilson, 15, was working in an Oxfam shop on the day she died in the 1998 Real IRA bombing.
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025 Shop owner killed in Omagh bombing was ‘moral compass’ of family, inquiry told Elizabeth ‘Libbi’ Rush was described as ‘wise, compassionate and thoughtful’ by her children at the Omagh bombing inquiry.
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 Three victims of Omagh bombing remembered at inquiry Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died in the Real IRA attack on August 15 1998.
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 Family’s ‘world fell apart’ after death of Brenda Logue in Omagh bombing Brenda Logue, a talented footballer, was 17 when she died in the 1998 atrocity.
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025 Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb Bryan White, 27, was shopping in Omagh with his father Fred when the bomb exploded.
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025 I will never forgive Omagh bombers, says mother of eight-year-old victim A statement from the mother of Oran Doherty was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Monday.
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears tributes to oldest and youngest atrocity victims It came on the second day of commemorative hearings at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town.
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Teenage boy killed in Omagh bomb ‘radiated light’, says sister Claire Hayes recalled her brother Alan Radford, 16, to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025 Tourists, friends, flower girl to-be and ‘gentle giant’ father among Omagh dead An inquiry into the bombing in 1998 also heard how a then teenager described it as their ‘final loss of innocence’.