Omagh bombing inquiry to hear from witnesses
Hello and welcome back to BBC News NI's live coverage of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry as the third week of hearings begins. The public inquiry was set up by the government to examine whether the 1998 explosion could have been prevented by the UK authorities.
Woman tells inquiry she was ‘on fire’ after Omagh bomb exploded next to her
Omagh Bombing Inquiry chairman Lord Turnbull said he was ‘humbled’ by the account given by survivor Pauline Harte.
Student killed in Omagh bombing was a year away from graduating, inquiry hears
A student killed in the Omagh bombing was a year out from graduating at Dundee University when she died, a public inquiry has heard. A statement from the twin brother of Julia Hughes said they had shared an “unbreakable bond” and that the grief of her loss was “insurmountable”.
Husband of Omagh bombing victim challenges inquiry to deliver truth for victims
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is continuing with four weeks of public commemorative hearings, recalling the lives of and hearing tributes to all those killed and impacted by the 1998 Real IRA atrocity which killed 29 people, including a mother pregnant with twins.
Omagh bomb victim describes being ‘humiliated’ having to strip for compensation claim
A traffic warden who was seriously injured in the Omagh bombing has told how she was “humiliated” by having to take off her clothes so her scars could be examined in a compensation claim. Rosemary Ingram said she was made to “feel like a victim all over again” by the experience in 2002,
Omagh bombing survivor tells inquiry he placed sheets over victims’ bodies
The Omagh Bombing Inquiry is hearing accounts from survivors and people who were injured in the 1998 Real IRA massacre.
Victim says she was ‘humiliated’ having to strip for Omagh compensation claim
Victim says she was ‘humiliated’ having to strip for Omagh compensation claim - Rosemary Ingram suffered serious injuries in ...
Omagh Inquiry 'dead in water' without Irish Government
Veda Short, 56, met the baby boy in hospital the night before the explosion that "shattered" her family's world.
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'Agonising, searing pain' - Omagh survivor describes being trapped under burning car engine
A woman has told the Omagh bomb inquiry how she was trapped under the burning engine of the car that exploded and brought ...
‘It was just carnage’ says Omagh bomb survivor who ‘spent most of the day carrying people’ after fatal explosion
A SURVIVOR of the Omagh bombing has told how he placed sheets over victims’ bodies during the carnage in the aftermath of the explosion. Ian Ferguson, who was working in his family business on the ...
Sister of Omagh victim ‘lives with guilt’ because she survived attack
A woman who suffered life-changing injuries in the Omagh bombing has said she lives with guilt because she survived the ...
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'Just carnage', survivor recalls aftermath of Omagh bomb
A survivor of the Omagh bombing has told the public inquiry into the explosion how he spent the day of the explosion helping ...
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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Family say their worlds ‘were shattered’ by murder of mother in Omagh bomb
The four children of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing have said that their worlds were “shattered” by her death in the 1998 Real IRA massacre. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry heard that 56-year-old Veda ...