The Omagh bombing was a car bombing on 15 August 1998 in the town of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [6] It was carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) splinter group who opposed the IRA's ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement, signed earlier in the year.

Feb 7, 2025 · The Omagh bombing, carried out by members of the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA, or New IRA), was the deadliest and most-damaging attack to have occurred during the three-decades-long civil conflict known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

2 days ago · A man who survived the Omagh bomb said the attack changed his life forever. Rodney Patterson had travelled to the County Tyrone town to buy a bike and get his hair cut when the attack took place ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The bomb that devastated Omagh town centre in August 1998 was the biggest single atrocity in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty-nine people were killed, including nine...

3 days ago · Warning: This story contains distressing details. A police officer who was at the scene when the Omagh bomb exploded in 1998 has said the death of a 12-year-old Spanish boy had "the most profound ...

2 days ago · Survivors of the Omagh bomb have been giving evidence on the final day of this phase of the public inquiry saying the town was turned into a "war zone" by the Real IRA atrocity.

Feb 13, 2025 · The bomb that devastated Omagh town centre in August 1998 was the biggest single atrocity in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty-nine people were killed, including nine ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The bombing, on August 15 1998, killed 29 people and injured an estimated 220 more. Among those who lost their lives were nine children and a woman who was pregnant with twins.

3 days ago · Omagh bombing victims: ‘It was a horrendous sight to see the bays lined out in the gym, right the way round it, with a body in each bay on a number,’ one police officer recalled.

Jan 28, 2025 · Tributes have been paid to two Spanish victims of the Omagh bombing during the first phase of a public inquiry into the 1998 atrocity. Fernando Blasco Baselga, 12, and Rocio Abad Ramos, 23, were...