State to oppose applications to bring cases over failure to hold Omagh bombing inquiry
Emmet Tunney and Shawneen Conway argue in High Court papers that inquiry required to ensure effective investigation of 1998 atrocity
Omagh Bombing
Stories related to the 1998 Omagh bombing
Omagh bombing survivor wants High Court to compel State to hold public inquiry into atrocity
Emmet Tunney says Irish government’s failure to hold such a hearing breaches his rights
Omagh bombing inquiry: Survivors and families seek representation at closed hearings
Counsel to inquiry says some people some may be ‘suspicious or even cynical’ about UK state’s willingness to engage in straightforward fashion
‘People don’t care that much’: Frustrated sighs audible as students asked the ‘British or Irish’ question
Lagan College opened during the dark days of the Troubles as Catholic and Protestant parents wanted their children to learn together
Omagh bombing inquiry: bereaved families’ long-standing quest for truth collides with reality
The inquiry goes to the heart of one the most enduring post-Troubles tensions: the interests of national security versus the rights of individuals to truth and justice
Omagh bombing bereaved wish to use inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government over ‘failures’
Group ‘sick and tired of platitudes, false assurances’ from Irish State authorities, inquiry hears
The stories of the Omagh bomb victims: from unborn twins to community stalwarts
A total of 31 people died when a car bomb planted by the Real IRA exploded in the centre of Omagh on August 15th, 1998
Omagh bombing inquiry: ‘Body of material’ not shared due to application to redact information
UK redaction bid ‘putting a brake on disclosure’, Omagh bomb inquiry hears
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European elections
Sunday Times article referred to alleged links with Lithuanian diplomat convicted of spying for Russia
Omagh bombing inquiry: State reaches deal clearing way for information to be shared
Memorandum sets out arrangements for ‘lawful disclosure of material from government departments’
Minister for Justice seeks approval to provide Special Criminal Court judgments to UK’s Omagh bomb inquiry
The non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hears
Second Omagh inquiry not necessary to establish the truth – O’Callaghan
Minister expects agreement over inquiry co-operation soon – but no separate process
Irish Government has ‘moral responsibility’ to fund counselling for Omagh victims, says former RUC officer
Richard Scott believes such a move is ‘right thing’ to help victims cope
DUP leader calls for parallel Omagh inquiry in South to avoid ‘partial picture’
Irish Government pledged ‘full co-operation’ with Northern inquiry but stopped short of setting up own
Experiences of Troubles victims have run like submerged streams beneath the dry land of blame
Families have different views on the Omagh inquiry, but what they all hold sacred is the need for their loved ones’ stories to be heard
Omagh bomb inquiry: Government expected to sign memorandum on disclosure of potentially relevant material
Inquiry chair says hearing evidence from survivors and bereaved people has been a ‘humbling experience’
The dead were wrapped in sheets and laid in nearby alleyway on day of Omagh bombing, inquiry hears
Omagh inquiry: Former sergeant said police faced ‘stampede’ of people after explosion wanting news of loved ones
Omagh victims and their families deserve better than ‘there was no alternative’ to violence
The distress, like the devil, is in the details. And yet we owe it to those witnesses to let these details pass through the filters we use to keep the unbearable at bay
Omagh bombing inquiry: ‘World stood still’ in aftermath of explosion
Former newsagent Jim Sharkey says family members were told he had been killed in 1998 bombing
Man due to marry week after Omagh bombing tried to save life of one of youngest victims
Omagh Bombing Inquiry chair praises bravery and heroism of Garry McGillion in his efforts to save the life of his 20-month-old niece Breda Devine
Omagh bomb inquiry: ‘Easy-going’ teenager died while working to earn money for school uniform
Relatives of Veda Short (56) recall a ‘loving wife, mother and grandmother’
Omagh bombing inquiry: Family’s pain over father’s death following blast ‘too enormous’ to discuss
Children of bombing victim Sean McGrath pay tribute to their father as a ‘protector’ and ‘considerate’ man
Omagh bombing inquiry hears tributes to 17-year-old girl ‘on the cusp of a new and exciting life’
Pen portraits of Brenda Logue, Jolene Marlow and Brian McCrory, killed in the bomb explosion in August 1998, were heard on Wednesday
Omagh inquiry: Pain of loss never eases, says mother of 12-year-old Co Donegal boy killed in bombing
A Sunday school teacher who had recently become engaged was also remembered at inquiry
Omagh bombing inquiry: ‘The bomb affected how I felt about where I came from, driving me away from Northern Ireland’
There have been many inquiries into killings during the Troubles but this seems unique, allowing families to express their deepest feelings about their loved ones
Omagh bombing inquiry: ‘My mother was treated by the terrorists like she was rubbish’
Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth McCrystal tells commemorative hearing she was ‘authentic, genuine, kind and loved’
Omagh bombing inquiry: Sister of Alan Radford (16) gives emotional tribute to teenager who ‘radiated light’
Claire Hayes gave tribute to brother on second day of commemorative statements to 29 victims
Omagh bomb: Sister of Spanish youth leader killed in atrocity hopes to ‘close a wound’ open for 26 years
Bereaved families and survivors of 1998 atrocity gather at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, as public inquiry opens
Omagh bombing inquiry: Government is ‘committed to new legislation if required’
Inquiry examining whether atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities
Omagh bomb inquiry ‘must uncover uncomfortable truths’
First public hearing to be held this week into bombing that killed 29 people in 1998
State to provide assistance for UK’s Omagh bombing inquiry
Atrocity in 1998 saw 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, killed by a Real IRA bomb
Omagh bombing inquiries on both sides of Border would not ‘make sense’, says Tánaiste
Northern Secretary announces terms of reference for UK inquiry and calls on Dublin to follow suit
British feared McAleese attendance at Omagh memorial service would make queen look bad
Department of Foreign Affairs official told his British counterpart that as far as he was aware the prime minister and the royal family had ‘received nothing but praise for their gestures of sympathy’
No new evidence to warrant Omagh inquiry in Ireland, Minister says
Nally inquiry found ‘no significant new evidence’ about 1998 bombing - Peter Burke
Omagh bombing 25 years on: ‘They laid a rose for their granny that they never met’
No one has ever been charged with the murders of 31 people, including unborn twins, who died with a Real IRA car bomb exploded in 1998
Ireland waiting for clarity from UK before considering next steps in Omagh inquiry, says Tánaiste
Micheál Martin says Irish officials “stand ready to engage” with members of the UK’s statutory inquiry team as soon as they are appointed
Omagh bombing: Victims remembered during poignant memorial service 25 years on
Dissident republican attack in 1998 devastated the Co Tyrone village, killing 29 people, for which no one has been criminally convicted
Omagh bombing: ‘I believe people in privileged positions have protected those responsible’
The father of victim Aiden Gallagher believes ‘the Irish Government should have its own independent inquiry’
Government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice meet with family members of victims of bombing
Former senior judge appointed to lead Omagh bombing inquiry
Twenty-nine people, including woman pregnant with twins, killed by car bomb in August 1998
Car hijacked and man forced to leave suspicious object outside Omagh police station
Masked men took control of vehicle in the Fireagh Road area around 10pm on Saturday
Funeral takes place of man found liable for Omagh bombing
Several hundred people walked behind a coffin bearing the tricolour, a beret and a pair of black gloves
Government to support UK’s Omagh inquiry but ‘precise mechanism’ to be decided – Martin
Tánaiste urged by UUP leader to hold ‘parallel’ process in Ireland alongside probe
Omagh bombing inquiry will meet human rights requirements, judge vows
Lord Justice Horner says he is also determined its findings will be implemented
Government pledges full co-operation to Omagh bombing inquiry
Information from confidential Garda sources will be provided, senior sources say
‘It’s been retraumatising’: Families of six men shot dead by British soldiers seek truth 50 years on
Calls for Irish Government to intervene as UK moves towards process families see as British ‘state investigating itself’
Omagh bombing inquiry a surprise move given Downing Street’s wish to draw line under Troubles
Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says the 1998 atrocity does not fall under the scope of the UK government’s proposed legacy bill
Omagh bombing: Timeline of families’ campaign for justice
Real IRA bomb claimed the lives of 29 people in Co Tyrone in 1998
Omagh bombing: Independent inquiry announced by UK government
Real IRA bomb that exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15th, 1998, killed 29 people
Remembering Omagh: ‘There were stories we couldn’t write because they were too horrific’
Most recall where they were when they heard about bomb that exploded 23 years ago
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