Omagh survivor says every aspect of his life changed when bomb went off
A man seriously injured in the Omagh bombing said it was like closing his eyes and opening them to a different world.
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 burned in Omagh bombing tells inquiry she was ‘given last rites four times’
Donna-Marie McGillion was placed into a coma for more than six weeks after the atrocity and was only given a 20% chance of survival. | UTV News
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”.
Omagh bomb inquiry resumes for third week
The inquiry will hear pen portraits of four more victims of the Real IRA bomb, which killed 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins.
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.
Baby was left with shrapnel inside brain by Omagh blast, inquiry hears
A mother has told how her baby daughter was blown across the street in her buggy by the force of the Omagh bomb, and left ...
Woman injured in Omagh bombing week before her wedding was given last rites ‘four times’ after suffering severe burns
A woman who suffered severe burns in the Omagh bombing has told how she was given only a 20pc chance of survival and was ...
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.
Omagh survivor ‘haunted’ by guilt over death of niece in Real IRA massacre
Garry McGillion suffered severe injuries in the Real IRA blast which occurred in August 1998, just one week before he was due ...
Victim says she was 'humiliated' having to strip for Omagh compensation claim
Rosemary Ingram said she was made to "feel like a victim all over again" by the experience in 2002, four years after a Real IRA bomb devastated the centre of the town ...
‘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 ...
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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'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 ...