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The Latest Breaking News from Omagh

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

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

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.

Evening Standard

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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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

Omagh bombing victim found by husband face down in the rubble, inquiry hears

Kevin Skelton gave evidence about the final moments of his wife Philomena, who died in the 1998 Real IRA bombing.

Evening Standard

Husband of Omagh bombing victim challenges inquiry to deliver truth for victims

Kevin Skelton said he did not trust the Irish Government to co-operate with the public inquiry.

Evening Standard

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

A statement was read to a public inquiry on behalf of the family of Veda Short.

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

Family describes ‘enormous’ pain after losing father in Omagh blast

The children of Sean McGrath have described their devastation at their father’s death, three weeks after he was injured in the Omagh bombing.

Evening Standard

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

The inquiry heard about the life of Elizabeth Rush, whose husband Laurence was an active campaigner in calling for a public inquiry.

The Independent UK

Teenage volunteer killed in Omagh bomb ‘a wonderful girl with a kind heart’

Samantha McFarland’s work at an Oxfam shop was contrasted with the actions of those who planted the explosives.

The Independent UK

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

‘Gentle giant’ remembered at Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Brian McCrory, a former fireman, was 54 when he died in the blast on August 15, 1998.

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The Independent UK

Teenager Jolene Marlow ‘was denied her hopes and dreams’ by Omagh bombing

The 17-year-old was an ‘exemplary student’, the inquiry has been told.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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

Mrs Hawkes, a 60-year-old mother-of-two, was remembered at the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Tuesday by her son and daughter.

Evening Standard

Solidarity of Stardust families at Omagh inquiry as campaigner gives evidence

Michael Gallagher said he did not set out to start campaigning and described the toll it has taken on him and his family.

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The Independent UK

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

Secretary of state fell asleep during meeting with Omagh bomb families

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is examining whether the 1998 atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities.

Evening Standard

Michael Gallagher speaks about toll of campaigning in aftermath of Omagh bomb

His son Aiden, a 21-year-old mechanic, was one of 29 people who was killed in 1998.

Evening Standard

Omagh bombing survivor recalls split-second devastation which killed his friends

Ronan McGrory was injured in the attack which claimed the lives of his friends Shaun McLaughlin and Oran Doherty.

Evening Standard

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

Pain of loss never eases, says mother whose 12-year-old son died in Omagh bomb

Shaun McLaughlin was one of three boys from Buncrana, Co Donegal who died.

Evening Standard

Sunday school teacher killed in Omagh bomb lived life of ‘kindness and love’

A tribute written by Esther Gibson’s four younger sisters was read to public inquiry into the 1998 bombing on Monday.

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