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Omagh inquiry ‘allowing us to close wound that has been open for 26 years’

The sister of a young Spanish woman killed in the Omagh bombing has described a public inquiry into the atrocity as “allowing us to close a wound that has been open for 26 years”. Rocio Abad Ramos, 23, from Madrid was among 29 people, including a ...

28 Jan 2025 at 19:17

Northern Ireland

Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb

A woman whose husband and son were killed in the Omagh bomb has described how years after the blast she would drive around looking for them, believing they were still alive. Edith White said she would also regularly change her son Bryan’s bed ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:31

Northern Ireland

Second youngest victim of Omagh bomb ‘was due to be flower girl’

The second youngest victim of the Omagh bomb had been due to be a flower girl at her uncle’s wedding when she was killed in the blast. Breda Devine, who was 20 months old, had been with her mother on a shopping trip to the centre of the Co ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Bereaved father hopes Omagh inquiry ‘the beginning of the end’

Hope has been expressed that the Omagh Bombing Inquiry will be the “beginning of the end” for the bereaved in their pursuit of answers. Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the 1998 dissident republican bomb attack in the Co ...

28 Jan 2025 at 12:12

National News

Widower of Omagh bomb victim was ‘met with wall of silence’, inquiry told

The widower of one of the victims of the Omagh bombing had “demanded accountability” but was “met with wall of silence”, a public inquiry was told. It came as the second week of commemorative hearings for the victims at the Omagh ...

06 Feb 2025 at 14:00

National News

Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

A former Irish cabinet minister has raised concerns about the failure of the government in Ireland to commission its own inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Charlie Flanagan, who served as both a justice and foreign affairs minister,...

02 Feb 2025 at 22:06

Northern Ireland

Concern expressed that Omagh Bombing Inquiry won’t uncover full truth

Concern has been expressed that a public inquiry into the Omagh bomb will not be able to uncover the full truth. Claire Hayes, whose brother Alan Radford, 16, was among the 29 people killed in the dissident republican bomb ...

29 Jan 2025 at 11:45

National News

Shop worker fatally injured in Omagh bomb apologised to husband as she lay dying

A “one in a million” mother fatally injured in the Omagh bomb apologised to her husband moments before she died, a public inquiry has heard. Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth McCrystal, speaking publicly about her death for ...

30 Jan 2025 at 14:51

Northern Ireland

Family say their worlds ‘were’ shattered by murder of mother in Omagh bomb

The four children of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing have said that their worlds were “shattered” by her death in the 1998 Real IRA massacre. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry heard that 56-year-old Veda Short was a “loving ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:14

National News

Blame for Omagh bombing should remain with Real IRA, says sister of teenage victim

The blame for the Omagh bomb must be kept firmly on the Real IRA, the sister of one victim said, after a public inquiry into the atrocity was ordered. The announcement of a public inquiry by Northern Ireland Secretary ...

03 Feb 2023 at 11:07

Northern Ireland

Family of Olive Hawkes ‘torn apart’ in aftermath of Omagh bomb

The family of Olive Hawkes was “torn apart” after the Omagh bomb when the much-loved mother and wife was killed while doing her regular Saturday shopping. Mrs Hawkes, a 60-year-old mother-of-two, was remembered at ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears

A mother has told how her baby daughter was blown across the street in her buggy by the force of the Omagh bomb, and left with a piece of shrapnel embedded in her brain. Caroline McKinney was separated from her ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:40

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