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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 were ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Local News

'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 trip to the ...

10 Aug 2023 at 09:40

Northern 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 Government to ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Moment of silence held to mark 25th anniversary of Omagh bombing

A moment of silence in Market Street in Omagh has marked the time that a dissident republican car bomb devastated the Co Tyrone town 25 years ago. Some bereaved family members laid single white roses and then said prayers at ...

15 Aug 2023 at 18:37

Northern 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 Secretary ...

15 Aug 2023 at 17:15

Northern Ireland

Town comes together to remember its darkest day 25 years on

Some of those who lined the narrow Market Street in Omagh were not even born when a Real IRA bomb brought devastation to the Co Tyrone town a quarter of a century ago. The organisers of the event to mark 25 years since ...

15 Aug 2023 at 16:54

Northern 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 ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

Northern Ireland

Government to publish terms of reference for Omagh bomb inquiry – Lord Caine

The Government will publish terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the Omagh bomb atrocity later on Wednesday, Lord Caine has said. The Northern Ireland Office minister, speaking during a visit to a ...

21 Feb 2024 at 14:33

National News

Government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The Government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. A spokesperson for the Government told the PA news agency that an announcement would be made ...

01 Feb 2023 at 19:15

Northern Ireland

Irish Government ‘committed to new legislation if required’ to aid Omagh Inquiry

The Irish Government is committed to bringing forward new legislation if required to ensure it can assist a public inquiry into the Omagh bomb, a representative has said. Ruairi de Burca, director-general at ...

30 Jul 2024 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

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 ...

28 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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Donaldson murder - man to appear at special criminal court

A man in his 70’s is due to appear before the Special Criminal Court, Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin this afternoon in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson. In April 2006, Sinn Féin's ...

28 Jul 2016 at 16:06

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