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<p>Emmet Tunney and Shawneen Conway, both survivors of the 1998 dissident republican bombing, say the Government is obliged to establish a public inquiry in circumstances where state authorities allegedly held 'actionable intelligence' relating to the attack. File photo: Paul McErlane/PA</p>

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State to oppose Omagh bombing survivors' bid to bring cases over failure to hold inquiry, court told

Articles 40 and 41 of the Constitution require effective investigations of deaths involving potential State failures, papers from two Omagh bombing survivors say

<p>The Real IRA bomb in the County Tyrone town in August 1998 killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.</p>

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Omagh inquiry told pace of disclosure ‘must increase’

<p>A point of contact between the inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing and the Department of Justice has been established, which will manage all requests for materials from the inquiry team. Picture: Paul McErlane/PA</p>

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Government to allow Omagh bomb inquiry access State materials

SClodagh Finn: Boeing crash victims' families still fighting for truth and justice

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

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Police felt ‘guilty and responsible’ for evacuating people closer to Omagh bomb

Paramedic recalls not being able to identify heads or feet of Omagh victims

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

Mon, 17 Feb, 2025

Woman tells inquiry of moment her foot was blown off by Omagh bomb

Woman tells inquiry of moment her foot was blown off by Omagh bomb

Suzanne Travis told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that shrapnel embedded in her leg from the 1998 Real IRA explosion will finally be removed later this month

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

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

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

The inquiry heard that 56-year-old Veda Short was a “loving wife, mother and grandmother” who was very family-orientated and active within her church

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

S Mick Clifford: No room for closure when history is rewritten

Between them, the Republican movement and the British state are determined that there will not be a full reckoning with the past

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

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

Samantha McFarland, 17, from Omagh, was described as “popular, diligent and a person who passed with flying colours the test of life”

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Blast victim/Bryan White

Woman ‘searched for husband and son for years’ after Omagh bomb

Edith White said she would also regularly change her son Bryan’s bed sheets, but that he never came home

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

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

Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was killed in the 1998 dissident republican car bomb which exploded in the centre of the Co Tyrone town on a busy Saturday afternoon

Tue, 04 Feb, 2025

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

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 killed in the bombing.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Paschal Donohoe press conference

Former cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

Charlie Flanagan predicted that vital intelligence information held by the Republic of Ireland may not be made available to the UK inquiry into the Real IRA outrage

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Second youngest victim of Omagh bomb ‘was due to be flower girl’

Breda Devine, who was 20 months old, had been with her mother on a shopping trip to the centre of the Co Tyrone town when the Real IRA bomb exploded killing 29 people

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Concern expressed that Omagh Bombing Inquiry won’t uncover full truth

Claire Hayes said she is very sceptical, with the Irish Government not being a full participant in the proceedings

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Public inquiry into Omagh bomb to begin hearings

Scottish judge Lord Turnbull is overseeing the probe into the 1998 Real IRA bombing which claimed 29 lives, including a woman pregnant with twins

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Call for those affected by Omagh bombing to assist inquiry

Scottish judge Alan Turnbull said he needed to fully understand the significance of the bombing and its impact.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Irish Examiner view: Families deserve resolution in Omagh inquiry

Although it is 26 years since the bombing occurred, the horror of that event has not faded and some of the memories of the day persist still

Wed, 31 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Omagh inquiry is a last chance to lay to rest the ghosts of a mass murder

Irish Examiner view: Omagh inquiry is a last chance to lay to rest the ghosts of a mass murder

As we saw in the public anger over the attitude of the previous British government to legacy cases, if Ireland is to move forward there must be a foundation in truth

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Ireland to assist Omagh inquiry to 'greatest extent possible'

Ireland to assist Omagh inquiry to 'greatest extent possible'

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is fully committed to assisting the UK Omagh Bombing Inquiry to the “greatest extent possible”, the Department of Justice has said.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

Newly-released archive files

UK government outlines terms of reference for independent probe into Omagh bombing

The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15 1998, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary

Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’

John McBurney urged the Irish Government to “reconsider” its position after a minister indicated this week that there is no new evidence which would warrant holding a public inquiry in the Republic of Ireland

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary

Minister: No new evidence to warrant Irish Omagh bomb inquiry

There is currently no new evidence about the Omagh bomb atrocity which would warrant holding a public inquiry in Ireland, a minister has said.

Wed, 16 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary

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

Some bereaved family members laid single white roses and then said prayers at the glass obelisk which marks the spot where the Real IRA attack occurred on August 15 1998

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

RTE pay revelations

Micheál Martin says Ireland to ‘co-operate fully’ with Omagh inquiry

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said Ireland will co-operate fully with a UK inquiry into the Omagh bombing, which he described as “one of the most brutal atrocities ever witnessed on this island”.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Omagh bombing 25th anniversary

Poignant service at memorial garden marks 25th anniversary of Omagh bombing

Families of the 29 killed in the 1998 dissident republican bombing of Omagh and British and Irish government ministers were among those who gathered in the Co Tyrone town on Sunday ahead of the 25th anniversary

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

Sinead O'Connor death

'I can't even thank her': Father of Omagh bomb victim tells of sadness over Sinéad O’Connor’s death

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden, 21, was among the 29 killed in the 1998 dissident republican atrocity, said he had not been aware of O’Connor’s contribution until after her death.

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

expensive to heat

€200 energy credit in March will go ahead despite ECB call to axe it

Micheál Martin said that the call from ECB boss Christine Lagarde “won’t affect the March payment” but said the Government must look to intervene next winter should inflation rates require it

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing

Irish Examiner view: Shameful episodes from Ireland’s past

Though news of an inquiry into the Omagh bombing is welcome, some bereaved families are believed to feel its focus might be better directed at those who planted the bomb

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023

Public inquiry into Omagh bombing

Blame must be stay with Real IRA bombers, says Omagh victim’s sister

Clare Radford, whose brother Alan, 16, was killed, welcomed the announcement but said she had some reservations.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

Families of Omagh bomb victims have welcomed the ordering of an independent inquiry into the atrocity.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Public inquiry into Omagh bombing

Britain to establish inquiry into Omagh bombing as Ireland urged to open similar investigation

The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15, 1998, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins. Hundreds more were injured

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

British Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin

Omagh bombing: Government accused of ‘running away from responsibilities’

The criticism comes as the British government is expected to announce a decision on whether to hold an inquiry into the dissident republican blast which hit the Co Tyrone town on August 15 1998.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary

The long campaign for justice for Omagh bomb families

Families of the Omagh bomb victims have travelled a long road in their quest for justice for their loved ones. Here are some of the key developments in the years since the 1998 blast.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing

British government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The British government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

Omagh bombing inquiry

Decision on public inquiry into Omagh bombing to take more consideration

Last year, a High Court judge recommended that the UK Government carry out a human rights-compliant investigation into alleged security failings in the lead-up to the August 1998 attack.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

David Trimble death

David Trimble’s journey from hardliner to First Minister

David Trimble transformed from a man who had manned the barricades at the menacing Orange marches at Drumcree into a statesman who played a huge part in achieving the historic Good Friday agreement of 1998

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

DERRY WALLS

Family of baby boy killed in blast 50 years ago urge that his name be heard

The family of a five-month-old baby killed by a bomb in Co Tyrone 50 years ago have urged that his name be heard.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

National Archives records released

Omagh families say they will return to court if fresh investigation is not ordered

Michael Gallagher, who lost his 21-year-old son Aiden in the 1998 bombing, said the families have had no contact from either the British or Irish Governments

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

State Papers: Omagh aftermath, stolen Prussian jewels and Haughey's otter exemption

State Papers: Omagh aftermath, stolen Prussian jewels and Haughey's otter exemption

Here's some of what we have learned on the final day of the releases:

Thu, 30 Dec, 2021

State Papers: Ahern told Blair Real IRA not 'overly active' two weeks before Omagh bomb

State Papers: Ahern told Blair Real IRA not 'overly active' two weeks before Omagh bomb

Then taoiseach Bertie Ahern told British prime minister Tony Blair that surveillance showed 'key people' were 'not doing an awful lot'

Thu, 30 Dec, 2021

Omagh Bomb families win legal case

State Papers: Adams and Ahern hoped 'some good' might come from Omagh bomb trauma

Then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told Tony Blair two weeks before the Omagh bombing that the Real IRA did not seem to be "overly active".

Thu, 30 Dec, 2021

Northern Ireland unrest

UK Government will ‘take time’ to study Omagh bomb High Court ruling

Brandon Lewis said that the Omagh families “deserve answers” but did not immediately commit to any new probe

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing inquiry

Omagh families feel ‘vindicated’ by judicial ruling

Mr Gallagher, who gathered with other bereaved relatives to watch the judgment virtually from Omagh, urged the UK Government not to appeal against the findings

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary

Judge recommends fresh probe into Omagh bombing

A judge has recommended the UK government carry out an investigation into the Omagh bombing, and urged the Irish Government to do likewise, after finding “plausible arguments” that there was a “real prospect” of preventing the atrocity.

Fri, 23 Jul, 2021

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary

Arlene Foster: Omagh bomb families deserve apology over delay to inquiry ruling

In 2013, campaigners took legal action in an attempt to force an inquiry into the 1998 atrocity which killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021