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The Latest Breaking News from Omagh

Government approach to Omagh bomb hearing ‘risks undermining public confidence’

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull, is holding procedural hearings in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Omagh families will be ‘satisfied’ by Irish Government steps

Last week, the Irish government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the inquiry investigating the blast.

Evening Standard

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation

The memorandum of understanding will grant inquiry access to material held by the Irish administration.

Evening Standard

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Police researchers ‘diverted from inquests and litigation to Omagh bomb probe’

A preliminary hearing before an inquest into the death of Joseph Campbell said this will last for an estimated six months.

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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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