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

A man whose wife was killed in the Omagh bombing has challenged a public inquiry to provide the truth about the atrocity to victims. Kevin Skelton said he did not trust the Irish Government to co-operate with the inquiry, adding that without such ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:57

Northern Ireland

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

The Real IRA terrorists who bombed Omagh in 1998 seem to have been allowed to act with “impunity”, a witness has told a public inquiry. Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion, but was left with a lifelong ...

19 Feb 2025 at 12:42

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 ...

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 ...

29 Jan 2025 at 13:58

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 attack in ...

29 Jan 2025 at 11:45

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 wife, ...

10 Feb 2025 at 12:14

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 the Omagh ...

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 daughter ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:40

National News

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

A mother whose 12-year-old son died in the Omagh bomb believes the pain of his loss will never ease, a public inquiry has heard. Shaun McLaughlin was one of three schoolboys who lived in Buncrana in Co Donegal who were ...

03 Feb 2025 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

Other sources corroborated Adams claim, BBC lawyer says

Five other sources corroborated allegations about Gerry Adams that were made by an anonymous contributor to a BBC documentary, lawyers representing the broadcaster have told a libel trial. Mr Adams is suing the BBC ...

09 May 2025 at 16:55

Northern Ireland

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

A former newsagent in Omagh has told how the “world stood still” in the moments after a massive car bomb devastated the town centre in 1998. Giving evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, Jim Sharkey said members ...

13 Feb 2025 at 12:58

Northern Ireland

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

A woman who suffered horrific burns in the Omagh bombing has told how she was given only a 20% chance of survival and was administered the last rites four times in hospital following the explosion. Donna-Marie ...

12 Feb 2025 at 14:00

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