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NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Irish Government ‘to agree memorandum of understanding with Omagh inquiry’

Irish Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said drafts have been exchanged between his department and the inquiry.

The Independent UK

Harris reiterates support for Omagh public inquiry in Benn meeting

The Tanaiste met with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn in Dublin on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

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Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded.

Evening Standard

Firefighters searched rubble ‘not knowing if family members were among dead’

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) area commander David Doherty gave evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

Rodney Patterson was standing about 40 feet away from the Real IRA bomb when it exploded in 1998.

Evening Standard

Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion in 1998.

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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

Officers faced ‘smell of death’ following Omagh bombing

The duty sergeant at the Omagh police station at the time of the bombing has appeared before an inquiry into the blast.

Evening Standard

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

Retired officer says ‘cowards’ who planted Omagh bomb should provide answers

Richard Scott was an RUC constable in the Co Tyrone town in 1998.

Evening Standard

Injured officer tells of efforts to help victims in Omagh bomb devastation

Police officers who served in Omagh in 1998 have been giving evidence to a public inquiry into the Real IRA bombing.

Evening Standard

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

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.

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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’.

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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.

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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.

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Firefighter says he has never witnessed anything like Omagh bomb in 30 years

A public inquiry is continuing to hear personal statements from witnesses and people affected by the Real IRA bombing in August 1998.

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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

‘World stood still’ in aftermath of Omagh car bomb, inquiry told

Jim Sharkey was working as a newsagent in the Co Tyrone town in 1998 when it was devastated by a Real IRA bomb.

Evening Standard

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

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.

The Independent UK

Omagh survivor ‘haunted’ by guilt over death of niece in Real IRA massacre

Garry McGillion suffered severe injuries in the Real IRA blast which occurred in August 1998, just one week before he was due to be married.

Evening Standard

Woman burned in Omagh bombing was ‘given last rites four times’

Donna-Marie McGillion gave evidence on Wednesday to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Victim says she was ‘humiliated’ having to strip for Omagh compensation claim

Rosemary Ingram suffered serious injuries in the 1998 Omagh bombing.

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