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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.

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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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Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in the Republic of Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing.

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Shop worker fatally injured in Omagh bomb apologised to husband as she lay dying

Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth spoke publicly about his mother’s death for the first time as he gave evidence to the public inquiry into the bombing.

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Omagh bomb victim’s exam results arrived on day of her funeral

Debra-Anne Cartwright, 20, was working in a beauty salon in Omagh on the day of the attack in 1998.

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Family pays tribute to women of three generations killed in Omagh bombing

Mary Grimes, Avril Monaghan, Maura Monaghan and Avril’s unborn twins died in 1998 attack, inquiry hears

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Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears tributes to oldest and youngest atrocity victims

It came on the second day of commemorative hearings at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town.

Evening Standard

Family that lost three generations in Omagh bomb ‘hope no others suffer’

Mary Grimes, her daughter Avril Monaghan, and her granddaughter Maura died in the atrocity.

The Independent UK

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

Breda Devine was killed in the dissident republican bomb attack in the Co Tyrone town in 1998.

The Independent UK

Teenage boy killed in Omagh bomb ‘radiated light’, says sister

Claire Hayes recalled her brother Alan Radford, 16, to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

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

Claire Hayes, whose brother Alan Radford was killed in the blast, said the Irish Government should be a full participant.

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Omagh bombing: why a public inquiry is being held more than 25 years after the atrocity

The 1998 Good Friday agreement is commonly seen to have ended what were euphemistically termed “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland. However, just four months after the peace accord was signed, an attack on the town of Omagh resulted in the greatest loss of life in any single incident of the…

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Tourists, friends, flower girl to-be and ‘gentle giant’ father among Omagh dead

An inquiry into the bombing in 1998 also heard how a then teenager described it as their ‘final loss of innocence’.

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Omagh inquiry ‘allowing us to close wound that has been open for 26 years’

The sister of a young Spanish woman killed in the 1998 atrocity said it was the only support they had had in many years.

The Independent UK

Irish Government will ‘fully’ cooperate with Omagh Bomb Inquiry – premier

Simon Harris said he wanted to provide a ‘categoric assurance’ his government would ensure all requested material is supplied to the inquiry.

Evening Standard

Spanish boy killed in Omagh bomb was ‘good, happy and generous child’

Fernando Blasco Baselga was also described as having had a strong religious faith.

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The Guardian - UK

Sister of Omagh bombing victim tells inquiry about ‘mind-blowing shock’

Paloma Abad Ramos thanks the inquiry chair for the only support her family has felt ‘for many, many years’

Evening Standard

Bereaved father hopes Omagh inquiry ‘the beginning of the end’

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the blast in 1998, has pressed British and Irish governments to co-operate fully with inquiry.

The Independent UK

Omagh bombing horrors revealed in hearings ‘will educate on effect of terrorism’

The names of the 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, killed in the 1998 blast were read out at the inquiry on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard

Focus on victims ‘brings humanity’ to Omagh bomb inquiry – Gallagher

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the 1998 blast, said he hopes the inquiry will bring him answers.

The Independent UK

Victims' families give evidence in Omagh bombing public inquiry

Watch again as the Omagh bombing public inquiry held its first hearing on Tuesday, 28 January.

Evening Standard

Public inquiry into Omagh bomb to begin hearings

Bereaved families and survivors are expected to gather at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town for the inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

Victims to take centre stage at reopened Omagh bombing inquiry

Families of children killed will speak at inquiry into whether Northern Ireland atrocity could have been stopped

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