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29 people killed were killed in the Real IRA attack in Omagh, Co Tyrone in 1998

Parallel Omagh inquiry decision to be kept under review

A decision by the Irish Government not to hold a parallel public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing will be kept under review, the Minister for Justice has said.

Ireland • 10 Mar

Omagh inquiry: The victims remembered

The public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing is holding commemorative hearings of each of the victims.

Ulster • 21 Feb

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

Omagh inquiry: The victims remembered

The public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing is holding commemorative hearings of each of the victims.

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

Michael Gallagher appealed to anyone with information to come forward

Story of Omagh bombing 'entering new phase'

The story of the Omagh bomb is "entering a new phase" 25 years on, with a public inquiry on the horizon, the father of one of the victims has said.

Ireland • 13 Aug 23

At 3.10pm on Saturday 15 August 1998, a car bomb planted by the Real IRA exploded next to a clothes shop in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Pictured in the aftermath is an RUC officer looking on at the damage from the explosion on Market Street

In pictures: 25 years on from the Omagh bombing

On 15 August 1998, a Real IRA car bomb went off on Market Street in Omagh, Co Tyrone, injuring over 300, and killing dozens.

Ulster • 13 Aug 23

Monica Taggart was only metres from the bomb when it exploded

'Omagh bomb totally changed my life' - survivor

Omagh bomb survivor Monica Taggart recalls the day the Real IRA device exploded in the town on 15 August 1998.

Ulster • 13 Aug 23

White Rose petals are thrown into a pond at the Omagh Memorial Garden during a recent anniversary ceremony

Omagh: Ireland 'will not be found wanting' - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland "will not be found wanting" in any inquiry into the Omagh bomb.

Ireland • 02 Feb 23

The 1998 dissident republican bomb killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, and injured hundreds more

Independent inquiry to be held into Omagh bombing

The UK government has announced an independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, in which 29 people died, including a woman pregnant with twins.

Ireland • 02 Feb 23

RUC officers and firefighters inspect the damage after the Omagh bomb in 1998

Blair suggested 'hoovering up' dissidents after Omagh

Just two weeks before the Omagh bombing, taoiseach Bertie Ahern assured British prime minister Tony Blair that Irish security were "keeping a handle" on dissident republicans.

State Papers • 30 Dec 21

Stanley McCombe (left), who lost his wife Ann and Michael Gallagher who lost his son Aiden in the Omagh bombing speaking in Omagh today

Families of Omagh victims call for public inquiry

Family members of the victims of the Omagh bombing have called for a public inquiry into the events surrounding the atrocity, after a court finding today that there was a "real prospect" the Real IRA attack in 1998 could've been prevented.

Ireland • 23 Jul 21

Relatives of those killed in the explosion and survivors of the attack attended an inter-denominational service at The Memorial Garden

Hundreds gather in Omagh 20 years after bomb blast

Several hundred people have attended a remembrance service in Omagh, Co Tyrone, to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing in which 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died.

Omagh Bombing • 12 Aug 18

29 people died in the Real IRA attack in August 1998

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims to sue PSNI chief

Relatives of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing are to sue Northern Ireland's police chief for investigative failings they believe let the killers escape justice.

Ireland • 10 Aug 17

The 1998 bombing was the worst single atrocity during the Troubles

ECHR dismisses appeal from alleged Omagh bombers

A bid by two republicans to overturn a landmark civil ruling that found them responsible for the Omagh bomb has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

Crime and Legal • 29 Sep 16

Next week marks the 15th anniversary of the Omagh bombing

Omagh families demand cross-border inquiry

The families of the victims of the Omagh bombing say they will take legal action against the British and Irish governments if its agreed not to hold a full cross-border independent inquiry.

News • 08 Aug 13

Omagh bomb victims' relatives meet Alan Shatter

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims met Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to demand a cross-border inquiry into the 1998 atrocity.

News • 19 Jul 12

Omagh Bombing

Parallel Omagh inquiry decision to be kept under review

Omagh inquiry: The victims remembered

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

Omagh inquiry: The victims remembered

Names of 29 victims read at start of Omagh bomb inquiry

Story of Omagh bombing 'entering new phase'

In pictures: 25 years on from the Omagh bombing

'Omagh bomb totally changed my life' - survivor

Omagh: Ireland 'will not be found wanting' - Taoiseach

Independent inquiry to be held into Omagh bombing

Blair suggested 'hoovering up' dissidents after Omagh

Families of Omagh victims call for public inquiry

Hundreds gather in Omagh 20 years after bomb blast

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims to sue PSNI chief

ECHR dismisses appeal from alleged Omagh bombers

Omagh families demand cross-border inquiry

Omagh bomb victims' relatives meet Alan Shatter

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