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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

BBC granted time to consider appeal in Gerry Adams case before paying all costs

The BBC has been granted time to consider taking an appeal of a jury decision which found it had defamed Gerry Adams, before paying all costs and damages to the former Sinn Fein leader. Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its ...

03 Jun 2025 at 15:38

Northern Ireland

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

A woman who suffered horrific injuries in the Omagh bombing has told of the moment she realised the blast had severed her left foot. Suzanne Travis told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that shrapnel embedded in her leg from the 1998 Real IRA ...

13 Feb 2025 at 17:07

Northern Ireland

Daughter of Denis Donaldson demands public inquiry into killing after Adams case

The daughter of a man who was shot dead after being revealed to be an IRA informer has called for an urgent public inquiry into the killing, which was a key issue in Gerry Adams’s successful defamation action against the BBC. Mr Adams ...

30 May 2025 at 16:17

Northern Ireland

Woman tells inquiry she was ‘on fire’ after Omagh bomb exploded next to her

A woman has described the harrowing moments when she was left on fire after becoming trapped underneath the engine of the car which had carried the Omagh bomb. The chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry Lord Turnbull said he doubted ...

11 Feb 2025 at 16:21

Northern Ireland

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

A survivor of the Omagh bombing has said that everything that has happened in his life since 1998 has been a result of the tragedy. Rodney Patterson told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he was standing around 40 feet away from the ...

19 Feb 2025 at 13:48

Northern Ireland

No new evidence to warrant Omagh inquiry in Ireland, minister says

There is currently no new evidence about the Omagh bomb atrocity which would warrant holding a public inquiry in Ireland, a minister has said. However, Peter Burke, Minister for European Affairs and Defence, stressed that the ...

16 Aug 2023 at 17:59

Northern Ireland

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

All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish Government ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Adams criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC Spotlight programme

Gerry Adams said he had been legally advised he would not get “any sort of a fair hearing” by challenging several claims that he had been a member of the IRA in court, during a libel trial against the BBC. The 76-year-old ...

07 May 2025 at 14:08

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 ...

19 Feb 2025 at 12:42

National News

Government set to announce decision on Omagh bomb inquiry

The Government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb. A spokesperson for the Government told the PA news agency that an announcement would be made ...

01 Feb 2023 at 19:15

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 ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:31

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