Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

The first two weeks of the British government's inquiry into the 1998 atrocity have been set aside for the families of those who were murdered

How will Irish Govt 'co-operate' with Omagh bomb inquiry?

A day of reckoning is fast approaching for the Irish Government and its engagement with the Omagh bomb inquiry. The Taoiseach last week pledged that the government will co-operate fully with the British government's inquiry into the 1998 atrocity. The question is, what does that mean?

Analysis and Comment • 03 Feb

Twenty-nine people were killed in the Omagh bombing in 1998, the biggest loss of life in a single attack in the 30 years of the Troubles

Public inquiry into Omagh bombing under way

A public inquiry into the murders of 29 people in the Omagh bombing in 1998 is under way in the Co Tyrone town today.

Ulster • 28 Jan

More than 200 were also injured in the huge blast, many of them seriously

Names of 29 victims read at start of Omagh bomb inquiry

The names of the 29 victims, including a woman pregnant with twins, were read aloud and a minute's silence held as a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing got under way.

Ulster • 28 Jan

There are many other objections by environmentalists, but it was the issue of water that sank the inquiry last week

Lack of consultation brings delay to Tyrone goldmine

A long-awaited public inquiry into a hugely controversial plan for a large underground goldmine in Co Tyrone began to unravel shortly after a brown envelope was left on the top table shortly before it began.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Jan

A £6.5m refurbishment is under way to transform it into a cinema, theatre and community arts hub

Major refurbishment of east Belfast cinema under way

The only surviving Art Deco cinema in Northern Ireland is undergoing a major refurbishment to mark its 90th anniversary.

Ulster • 19 Jan

The first bird flu case was confirmed after tests on a sample collected from a wild goose found around Black Lough in Co Tyrone (file image)

New NI measures introduced following three bird flu cases

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone has been introduced in Northern Ireland following three confirmed cases in wild birds in three different counties.

Ulster • 18 Jan

Sean Brown was kidnapped and murdered by loyalist paramilitaries in May 1997

Lawyer for Brown's family says inquiry could reveal truth

A lawyer for the family of murdered GAA official Sean Brown told a court in Belfast that a public inquiry could shine a spotlight on the truth about what happened.

Ulster • 16 Jan

The entrance to the Dalradian mine facility near Omagh, Co Tyrone

Public inquiry into Tyrone gold mine plan suspended

A public inquiry into a controversial application for a gold mine in Co Tyrone has been suspended due to a lack of proper consultation.

Ulster • 16 Jan

The Rory Gallagher statue outside the Ulster Hall in Belfast

Statue of rock legend Rory Gallagher unveiled in Belfast

A statue of Irish rock and blues legend Rory Gallagher has been unveiled in Belfast.

Ulster • 06 Jan

Jeffrey Donaldson stepped down as DUP leader after being charged with historical sexual offences

Donaldson charges brought sense of disbelief

Northern Editor Vincent Kearney looks back at the revelation in March this year that then DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson had been charged with historical sexual offences.

2024 in Review • 31 Dec 24