3 d. ago Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded.

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3 d. ago 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.

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3 d. ago 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.

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3 d. ago Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

Simon McLarnon described how he attempted to help victims of the explosion in 1998.

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3 d. ago 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

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4 d. ago 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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4 d. ago 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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4 d. ago 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.

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4 d. ago 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.

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5 d. ago 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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5 d. ago 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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5 d. ago 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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5 d. ago 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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5 d. ago 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.

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