Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’
Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded. Evidence from victims’ families and ...
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Omagh inquiry: Survivors say Real IRA bombing turned town into a ‘war zone’
The centre of Omagh was turned into a “war zone” after a Real IRA bomb exploded in 1998, survivors have told a public inquiry ...
Omagh Inquiry: 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.
Final day of commemorative hearings at Omagh inquiry
The final day of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry will get under way later. The Real IRA bomb killed 29 ...
Belfast Live on MSN18h
Map shows the areas most impacted by alcohol deaths in Northern Ireland
A new map shows the rate of alcohol deaths in different parts of Northern Ireland and which areas are impacted by it the most ...
Officer tells inquiry he believes police were the intended target of Omagh bomb
Norman Haslett told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that while the bomb killed 29 civilians, including a woman pregnant with twins, he believed that police were the intended target. Mr ...
Northern Ireland councils raise district rates
Belfast City Council has the highest percentage uplift of 5.99%, while Ards and North Down and Causeway Coast and Glens came ...
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Mother of infant Omagh bomb victim was ‘dignified and gracious’
The mother of a toddler killed in the Omagh bomb has been remembered as “dignified and gracious”. Tracey Devine, whose 20-month-old daughter Breda was among the youngest victims of the Real ...
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Omagh Bombing Inquiry should be shown on giant screens at Stormont, Belfast City Hall and O’Connell Street in Dublin
but the Omagh inquiry is the best counter terrorism campaign we never had. Witness testimonies of physical and mental anguish, still working through their bodies and minds, just as the shrapnel ...
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Heartbreak as mother of toddler killed in Omagh bomb dies
The mother of one of the youngest victims of the Omagh bombing has died without ever seeing justice for her murdered daughter. Tracey Devine, who was also badly injured in the 1998 atrocity ...
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Young Omagh victim robbed of ‘life full of possibilities’, inquiry hears
A young boy killed in the Omagh bomb was robbed of a “life full of possibilities”, his father has said. Victor Barker also told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he does not believe his daughter has ever ...