Firefighters searched through the rubble of the Omagh bomb not knowing if they would find family and friends among the dead, a public inquiry has heard. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) area commander David Doherty described the emergency response which followed the Real IRA bombing of the Co Tyrone town in August 1998. … Read more
A police officer has told the inquiry into the Omagh bombing how “the spirit of the people that passed, or angels” gave him the words to break the news to families that their loved ones were believed to be among the dead. “I did not have the authority at the time to do that,” Julian … Read more
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”. James Barker was 12 when he was killed in the bombing. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed when the Real IRA bombed the Co Tyrone town … Read more
Tracey Devine, who was also badly injured in the 1998 atrocity, passed away on Saturday. Her daughter Breda was just 20 months old when she was killed. Mrs Devine’s death comes as a public inquiry continues into the Real IRA attack. A death notice said Mrs Devine died “peacefully at her home surrounded by her … Read more